Bir Salim

Last updated

Contents

Bir Salim
بئر سالم
Village
BirSalim2.jpg
Orange groves at Bir Salim
Historical map series for the area of Bir Salim (1870s).jpg 1870s map
Historical map series for the area of Bir Salim (1940s).jpg 1940s map
Historical map series for the area of Bir Salim (modern).jpg modern map
Historical map series for the area of Bir Salim (1940s with modern overlay).jpg 1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Bir Salim (click the buttons)
Mandatory Palestine location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Bir Salim
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°55′33″N34°49′41″E / 31.92583°N 34.82806°E / 31.92583; 34.82806
Palestine grid 133/148
Geopolitical entity Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict Ramle
Date of depopulationMay 9, 1948 [1]
Area
[2]
  Total
3,401  dunams (3.401 km2 or 1.313 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
  Total
410 [3] [2]
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities Netzer Sereni [4] [5]

Bir Salim (Arabic : بئر سالم) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 9, 1948, by the Givati Brigade. It was located 4 km west of Ramla.

History

In the 1945 statistics, the village had a population of 410 Muslims, [3] while the total land area was 3,401 dunams, according to an official land and population survey. [2] Of this, 742 dunums of village land was used for citrus and bananas, 510 dunums were irrigated or used for plantations, 1,468 dunums were for cereals, [6] while 681 dunams were classified as non-cultivable areas. [7]

Bir Salim 1941 1:20,000 Er Ramle 1941.jpg
Bir Salim 1941 1:20,000
Bir Salim 1945 1:250,000 El Ramle 1945.jpg
Bir Salim 1945 1:250,000

1948, aftermath

Netzer Sereni was established on village land in 1948. [4] [5]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arab al-Samniyya</span> Place in Acre, Mandatory Palestine

Arab al-Samniyya, also known as Khirbat al-Suwwana, was a Palestinian village in the Western Galilee that was captured and depopulated by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It was located in the Acre District of the British Mandate of Palestine, 19.5 km northeast of the city of Acre. In 1945 the, village had a population of 200 Arab and a total land area of 1,872 dunums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khirbat Zalafa</span> Place in Tulkarm, Mandatory Palestine

Khirbat Zalafa was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Tulkarm Subdistrict, located about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northwest of Tulkarm. It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine war. It was occupied by Yishuv forces on April 15, 1948 as a part of operation "Coastal Clearing."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arab al-'Arida</span> Place in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine

Arab al-'Arida, is a depopulated former Palestinian Arab village and 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) south of the city of Beit She'an.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arab al-Bawati</span> Village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine

Arab al-Bawati, was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Hamidiyya</span> Place in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Hamidiyya, was a Palestinian village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Jewish militias, precursors of the Israel Defense Forces, during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948. It was located five kilometres north of Baysan. It was attacked as part of Operation Gideon. The population in 1922 was 193, expanding to 255 in 1948.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Sakhina</span> Place in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Sakhina, was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was located five kilometres west of Baysan on the Jalud River on its way to the Jordan River. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Samiriyya</span> Village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Samiriyya, 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 27, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 7 km southeast of Baysan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tall al-Shawk</span> Village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine

Tall al-Shawk, was a Palestinian village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located five km west of Baysan between the al-Januna'in River to the north and Wadi al-Jawsaq to the south. The village was built above an ancient archeological site and granite columns remain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zab'a</span> Village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine

Zab'a, was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 5.5 km northeast of Baysan on Wadi Yubla or Wadi al-'Ashsha.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Rihaniyya</span> Arab village in Haifa subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Rihaniyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on 30 April 1948 as part of the battle of Mishmar HaEmek. It was located 25 km southeast of Haifa and 3 km northwest of Wadi al-Mileh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bayt Umm al-Mays</span> Place in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine

Bayt Umm al-Mays was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Sub-district, located 14 km west of Jerusalem..

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jilya</span> Village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine

Jilya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. The Romans referred to it as Jilya by Galla. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War by the Givati Brigade of the first stage of Operation Dani on July 9, 1948. It was located 17 km south of Ramla.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Khayma</span> Village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Khayma was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 9, 1948, by the Givati Brigade of Operation An-Far. It was located 18.5 km south of Ramla.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Butayha</span> Village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Butayha was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 4, 1948, by the Palmach's First Battalion during Operation Matateh. It was located 13 km southeast of Safad, quarter of a mile east of the Jordan River, a little northeast of the northern tip of the Sea of Galilee. Many of the inhabitants were forced into Syria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Buwayziyya</span> Village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Buwayziyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 11, 1948, by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach. It was located 22 km northeast of Safad.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Zuq al-Tahtani</span> Village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Zuq al-Tahtani was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 11, 1948, by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach. It was located 30 km northeast of Safad.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zawiya, Safad</span> Place in Safad, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Zawiya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 24, 1948, by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach. It was located 23 km northeast of Safad.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Qudayriyya</span> Village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Qudayriyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 4, 1948, by the Haganah and the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Matate, a sub-operation of Operation Yiftach. It was located 6.5 km south of Safad, situated 1 km east of Wadi al-'Amud.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Wayziyya</span> Village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Wayziyya was a Palestinian village in the Safad Subdistrict, located south east of Yarda. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 1, 1948, by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach. It was located 8.5 km northeast of Safad.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wadi Qabbani</span> Place in Tulkarm, Mandatory Palestine

Wadi Qabbani, also known as Khirbat ash Sheik Husein was a Palestinian Arab village in the Tulkarm Subdistrict. It was probably depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on March 1, 1948, as part of Operation Coastal Clearing. It was located 12 km northwest of Tulkarm. The name, Qabbani came from the Lebanese family who owned most of the land.

References

  1. Morris, 2004, p. xix, village #248. Also gives cause of depopulation
  2. 1 2 3 Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 66
  3. 1 2 Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 29
  4. 1 2 Morris, 2004, p. xx, settlement #11.
  5. 1 2 Khalidi, 1992, p. 371.
  6. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 114
  7. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 164

Bibliography