Masil al-Jizl

Last updated
Masil al-Jizl
مسيل الجزل/عرب الزيناتي
Arab al-Zinati [1]
Village
Historical map series for the area of Masil al-Jizl (1870s).jpg 1870s map
Historical map series for the area of Masil al-Jizl (1940s).jpg 1940s map
Historical map series for the area of Masil al-Jizl (modern).jpg modern map
Historical map series for the area of Masil al-Jizl (1940s with modern overlay).jpg 1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Masil al-Jizl (click the buttons)
Mandatory Palestine location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Masil al-Jizl
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°27′15″N35°33′26″E / 32.45417°N 35.55722°E / 32.45417; 35.55722
Palestine grid 202/207
Geopolitical entity Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict Baysan
Date of depopulationMay 31, 1948
Area
  Total976  dunams (97.6 ha or 241 acres)
Population
 (1945)
  Total100 [2] [3]
Current Localities Kfar Ruppin [4]

Masil al-Jizl was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the Arab-Israeli War. It was attacked and depopulated on May 31, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon.

Contents

History

There were several archeological sites in the vicinity, including Tall al-Qitaf, Kh. al-Hajj Mahmud and Tall al-Shaykh Dawud. [4]

British Mandate era

In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the Mandatory Palestine authorities, Mesil al-Jezel had a population of 64; all Muslims, [5] increasing in the 1931 census to 197 Muslims, in a total of 47 houses. [6]

In the 1945 statistics, the population was 100 Muslims, [2] with a total of 976 dunams of land. [3] Of this, 252 dunams were for plantations and irrigated land, 702 for cereals, [7] while 22 dunams were non-cultivable land. [8]

Village land currently used by Kfar Ruppin.

Related Research Articles

<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">Yubla</span> Village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine

Yubla, was a Palestinian village, located 9 kilometers north of Bisan in present-day Israel. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

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

Naghnaghiya was a Palestinian Arab village, 28.5 kilometers (17.7 mi) southeast of Haifa. It was depopulated before the outbreak of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Masmiyya al-Saghira</span> Village in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Masmiyya al-Saghira, also known as Mamsiyyat al-Hurani, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 42 kilometers (26 mi) northeast of Gaza. Established in the 19th century, it was situated at an elevation of 60 meters (200 ft) in the southern coastal plain of Ottoman Syria. Al-Masmiyya al-Saghira was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, but prior to that, in 1945, it had a population of 530 inhabitants.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tall al-Turmus</span> Place in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine

Tall al-Turmus 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.

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

Arab al-Safa, was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was located 7.5 km south of Baysan.

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

Al-Khunayzir, was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 20, 1948.

<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">Umm 'Ajra</span> Village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine

Umm 'Ajra, 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arab Zahrat al-Dumayri</span> Place in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine

Arab Zahrat al-Dumayri was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 10, 1948. It was located 40 km south of Haifa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Umm ash Shauf</span> Village in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine

Umm al-Shawf or Umm ash Shauf was a Palestinian Arab village located 29.5 km south of Haifa, on the sloping section of Wadi al-Marah. It was depopulated as a result of a military assault between May 12–14, just before the outbreak of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al-Jammasin al-Sharqi</span> Village in Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Jammasin al-Sharqi was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jaffa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War on March 17, 1948. It was located 9 km northeast of Jaffa.

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

Dayr Abu Salama was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 8 km northeast of Ramla. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 13, 1948, in the first phase of Operation Dani.

<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">Arab al-Zubayd</span> Village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine

Arab al-Zubayd was a Palestinian village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 20, 1948, when the villagers fled on hearing the intentions of The Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach. It was located 15 km northeast of Safad, near the al-Mutilla-Safad—Tiberias highway.

<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">Al-Manara, Palestine</span> Village in Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine

Al-Manara was a Palestinian Arab village in the Tiberias Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on March 1, 1948, by Jewish troops. It was located 5 km south of Tiberias.

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

Al-Nuqayb was a Palestinian Arab village in the Tiberias Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 15, 1948. It was located 10 km east across the lake from Tiberias. bordering the Wadi al-Muzaffar and Wadi Samakh. al-Nuqayb was named after the Bedouin tribe of 'Arab al-Nuqayb.

References

  1. Khalidi, 1992, p.55
  2. 1 2 Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 6
  3. 1 2 Counted with Kefar Ruppin, in Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 43
  4. 1 2 Khalidi, 1992, p. 56
  5. Barron, 1923, Table IX, p. 31
  6. Mills, 1932, p. 79
  7. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 85
  8. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 135

Bibliography