Al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya
Al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 18, 1948, as part of the second stage of Operation Barak. The village was located 32 km northeast of Gaza. It is one of three namesake villages, alongside Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya and Al-Sawafir al-Shamaliyya.
Al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya
السوافير الشرقية Suafir Abu Huwar; from an inhabitant who died in the 19th century | |
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| Etymology: The eastern nomads. | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya (click the buttons) | |
Al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°42′00″N 34°42′45″E | |
| Palestine grid | 122/123 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | May 18, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,831 dunams (13.831 km2 or 5.340 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 970 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Current Localities | Ein Tzurim, Shafir, Zrahia, Nir Banim |
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