Tall al-Turmus

Tall al-Turmus
تل الترمس
Tell at-Turmus
Etymology: "The mound of the lupine"
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Tall al-Turmus
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°43′33″N 34°46′22″E / 31.72583°N 34.77278°E / 31.72583; 34.77278
Palestine grid128/125
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictGaza
Date of depopulationJuly, 1948
Area
 • Total
11,508 dunams (11.508 km2; 4.443 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
760
Cause(s) of depopulationFear of being caught up in the fighting
Current LocalitiesTimorim

Tall al-Turmus (Arabic: تل الترمس) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located on a low hill on the coastal plain of Palestine, 38 kilometers (24 mi) northeast of Gaza. In 1945, it had a population of 760 and a land area of 11,508 dunams. The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.