| Welcome To al-Sawamir District of Haifa السوامير Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Statistic/Fact | Value | ||||||
| Israeli occupation date | May 22, 1948 | ||||||
| Distance from district center | 22 (km) South of Haifa | ||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 50 (meters) | ||||||
| Map location | See location number #21 on the map | ||||||
| Israeli military operation | Operation Shoter (Police) | ||||||
| Israeli attacking brigade | A special force drawn from the Golani, Carmeli, and Alexandroni brigades | ||||||
| Village defenders | Local Palestinian militia, Arab Liberation Army volunteers, and some assistance from the Iraqi army in Tulkarm and Jinin. | ||||||
| Israeli acts of terror | In September 1948, UN investigators stated that 130 villagers were unaccounted for (al-Tira, 'Ayn Houwd, & 'Ayn Ghazal for more detailes) | ||||||
| Refugees' migration route | Villagers were expelled eastward to Jinin | ||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis |
The village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind. | ||||||
| Ethnically cleansing by Israelis |
al-Sawamir inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||
| Population before occupation |
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| Number of houses | In (1931): 247 (included under 'Ayn Ghazal) | ||||||
| Archeological sites | al-Sawamir contained foundations of buildings, cut building stones, caves, tombs, and a well. | ||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | En Ayyala & 'Ofer | ||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia  |
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The ruins of two walls (formerly parts of a building) are visible at the site, which has been fenced in with barbed wire. "
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