Al-Hamidiyya
Al-Hamidiyya (Arabic: الحميديه), was a Palestinian village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Jewish militias, precursors of the Israel Defense Forces, during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948. It was located five kilometres north of Baysan. It was attacked as part of Operation Gideon. The population in 1922 was 193, expanding to 255 in 1948.
Al-Hamidiyya
الحميديه Hamidiya, al- | |
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Al-Hamidiyya Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°32′39″N 35°30′56″E | |
| Palestine grid | 198/216 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Baysan |
| Date of depopulation | 12 May 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,902 dunams (10.902 km2 or 4.209 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 220 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Attacked as part of Operation Gideon |
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