Al-Sindiyana
Al-Sindiyana (Arabic: السنديانة, Es Sindiyâna) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948. It was located 29 km south of Haifa.
Al-Sindiyana
السنديانة Sindiyana, Sindianeh | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: "the evergreen oak" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Sindiyana (click the buttons) | |
Al-Sindiyana Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′31″N 35°0′2″E | |
| Palestine grid | 150/218 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Haifa |
| Date of depopulation | May 12–14, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,172 dunams (15.172 km2 or 5.858 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,250 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Ethnic cleansing by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Aviel |
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