Bir Salim
Bir Salim (Arabic: بئر سالم) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 9, 1948, by the Givati Brigade. It was located 4 km west of Ramla.
Bir Salim
بئر سالم | |
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Village | |
Orange groves at Bir Salim | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Bir Salim (click the buttons) | |
Bir Salim Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°55′33″N 34°49′41″E | |
| Palestine grid | 133/148 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | May 9, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,401 dunams (3.401 km2 or 1.313 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 410 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Netzer Sereni |
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