Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya
Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 18, 1948, during the second stage of Operation Barak. It was located 30 km northeast of Gaza city. It was one of three namesake villages, alongside Al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya and Al-Sawafir al-Shamaliyya.
Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya
السوافير الغربية | |
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| Etymology: The western nomads | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya (click the buttons) | |
Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°41′57″N 34°42′11″E | |
| Palestine grid | 122/123 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | May 18, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,523 dunams (7.523 km2 or 2.905 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,030 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Current Localities | Merkaz Shapira, Masu'ot Yitzhak, |
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