Al-Batani al-Sharqi
Al-Batani al-Sharqi (Arabic: البطاني الشرقي) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 36.5 kilometers (22.7 mi) northeast of Gaza situated in the flat terrain on the southern coastal plain of Palestine. It had a population of 650 in 1945. Al-Batani al-Sharqi was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
al-Batani al-Sharqi
البطاني الشرقي | |
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| Etymology: The eastern Butani | |
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al-Batani al-Sharqi Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′07″N 34°43′24″E | |
| Palestine grid | 123/128 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | May 13, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,764 dunams (5.8 km2 or 2.2 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 650 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | None |
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