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| 'Arab Suqrir District of Gaza عرب صقرير/ابو سويرح - אבו סוירה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
May 25, 1948
Distance from district center
38 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea
25 (meters)
Map location
See location number #1 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation Barak (lightening)
Israeli attacking brigade
Giv'ati Brigade
Defenders
Egyptian Army
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisThe village was completely destroyed with the exception of two houses remain standing.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis'Arab Suqrir inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
12,270
Jewish
0
Public
27,954
Total
40,224
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
583
Irrigated & Plantation
489
Planted W/ Cereal
15,532
Cultivable
16,604
Non-Cultivable
23,620
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1596
55
1931
530
1945
390
1948
452
Est. Refugees 1998
2,778
Town's name through history
The Canaanites referred to 'Arab Suqrir by Shakrun.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Nir Gallirn & Bene Darom
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External Links
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Two houses remain standing. One of them is in a citrus grove and has a concrete frame and cinder block walls. On the top of its flat roof there is an 'iliyya."
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| Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Last reply posted on DECEMBER-12-2007 Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات |
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| Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Last reply posted on APRIL-30-2008 Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return? هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟ |
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| تفيدة | - | الدوحه, عمان |
| ابوهادي | - | - |
| بنت العرب | أبوسويرح | - |
| أبو معاذ | أبو سويرح | دبي, الإمارات |
| محمد ابوعلي | - | - |
| سلام ابوسويرح | ابوسويرح | - |
| Niddal | ابوسويرح | - |
| أحمد جميل كامل أبوسويرح | - | - |
| احمد سالم | - | - |
| أحمد أبو حزين | - | غزة, فلسطين |
| Monther Mufleh Abu Swaireh | - | - |
| سعد الدين ابو سويرح | ابو سويرح | - |
| Ma Xueqing | - | P.R.CHINA, P.R.CHINA |
| HAZEM ABU_SWAIREH | ABU_SWAIREH | SAUDIA ARABIA, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Igsaan Davids | - | - |
| WeDaS | Abu swaireh | - |
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