Ijlil al-Shamaliyya
Ijlil al-Shamaliyya | |
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| Etymology: El Jelil, meaning "illustrious/grand" (Ar), or "a district/circuit"(He) | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Ijlil al-Shamaliyya (click the buttons) | |
Ijlil al-Shamaliyya Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°09′36″N 34°48′42″E / 32.16000°N 34.81167°E | |
| Palestine grid | 132/174 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jaffa |
| Date of depopulation | End of March- April 3, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,450 dunams (2.45 km2; 0.95 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 190 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Current Localities | Glil Yam |
Ijlil al-Shamaliyya (Arabic: إجليل الشمالية Ijlīl aš-Šamāliyya) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jaffa Subdistrict. Established in the 19th century, it was founded by Bani Sa'b tribesmen from the Qalqiliya area and migrants from Egypt. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 3, 1948.