Aqir
Aqir
'Aqr, Akir, Akkur | |
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Palestinian house in Aqir, post 1948 | |
| Etymology: Barren | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Aqir (click the buttons) | |
Aqir Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°51′34″N 34°49′15″E / 31.85944°N 34.82083°E | |
| Palestine grid | 133/140 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | 6 (??) May 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,322 dunams (11.322 km2; 4.371 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 2,480 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Kiryat Ekron, Mazkeret Batya Ganei Yohanan |
Aqir, also spelt 'Aqr, Akir and Akkur, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 9 km southwest of Ramla and 1 km north of Wadi al-Nasufiyya (today called Nahal Ekron). It was depopulated and demolished and replaced by Kiryat Ekron.