Umm 'Ajra

Umm 'Ajra
أم عجرة
Village
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Umm 'Ajra
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°27′56″N 35°31′21″E / 32.46556°N 35.52250°E / 32.46556; 35.52250
Palestine grid198/207
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictBaysan
Date of depopulationMay 31, 1948
Area
 • Total
6,443 dunams (6.443 km2; 2.488 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
260
Current LocalitiesShif’a

Umm 'Ajra (Arabic: أم عجرة), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 31, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 4 km south of Baysan and the 'Ayn Umm 'Ajra provided the village with water.

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