Julis, Gaza
Julis
جولس | |
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| Etymology: personal name | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Julis, Gaza (click the buttons) | |
Julis Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′54″N 34°39′13″E / 31.68167°N 34.65361°E | |
| Palestine grid | 117/121 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | June 11, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,584 dunams (13.584 km2; 5.245 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,030 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Hodaya |
Julis (Arabic: جولس) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 26.5 kilometers (16.5 mi) northeast of Gaza on a slight elevation along the southern coastal plain. In 1945, there were 1,030 inhabitants in the village. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.