Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira
Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira (Arabic: المسمية الكبيرة) was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 41 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of Gaza. With a land area of 20,687 dunams, the village site (135 dunams) was situated on an elevation of 75 meters (246 ft) along the coastal plain. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Before the war, it had a population of 2,520 in 1945.
al-Masmiyya al-Kabira
المسمية الكبيرة al-Masmiyya | |
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Masmiya al Kabira, 1947 | |
| Etymology: from "to be lofty" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Masmiyya al-Kabira (click the buttons) | |
al-Masmiyya al-Kabira Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′27″N 34°47′05″E | |
| Palestine grid | 129/129 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | July 8, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,687 dunams (20.687 km2 or 7.987 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 2,520 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Bnei Re'em, Hatzav, Yinon, Ahva |
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