Arab Suqrir
'Arab Suqrir (Arabic: عرب صقرير) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 38 kilometers (24 mi) northeast of Gaza in a flat area with an elevation of 25 meters (82 ft) along the coastal plain just north of Isdud. The total land area of the village was 40,224 dunams, of which 12,270 was Arab-owned, while the remainder was public property. In 1931, it had a population of 530, decreasing to 390 in 1945. It was destroyed and depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
'Arab Suqrir
عرب صقرير 'Arab Abu Suwayrih, Abu Sweirah | |
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1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Arab Suqrir (click the buttons) | |
'Arab Suqrir Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°49′31″N 34°39′28″E | |
| Palestine grid | 121/136 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | 25 May 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40,224 dunams (40.224 km2 or 15.531 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 390 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Bnei Darom Netivot Nir Galim, Ashdod |
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