Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 8, 1948
Distance from district center	36 (km) Noerth East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	125 (meters)
Map location	See location number #20 on the map
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Summil inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 16,261 Jewish 2,620 Public 423 Total 19,304
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 54 0 Planted W/ Cereal 16,101 2,619 Built up 31 0 Cultivable 16,155 2,619 Non-Cultivable 498 1
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 363 1922 561 1931 692 1945 950 1948 1,102 Est. Refugees 1998 6,767
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 178 1948 283
Town's name through history	Summil was founded in 1168 during the Crusades period. Summil inhabitants believed that it was named after Samuel, whome they claimed was the founder of the village. Also Summil was known by Barakat al-Khalil, since its tax revenues were used by the Mamluk Sultan Barquq to endow the mosque of Abraham in Hebron.
Schools	Summil had an elementary school founded in 1936 with an enrollment of 88 students in 1945.
Religious institutions	One mosque built on the remnants of a Crusaders' church.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Qedma, Menucha, Segula, and Nachala.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The remnants of a wall, perhaps one that was built around the village, are still visible. A shanty that houses an Arab family (whose members probably work in one of the Israeli settlements) has been built on the land. "

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Abdel Mu'ti al-Dirbashi
• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Jadallah Subuh