Khirbat al-Sawamir
Khirbat al-Sawamir was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 22, 1948. It was located 22 kilometres south of Haifa.
Khirbat al-Sawamir | |
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| Etymology: "Places of nocturnal entertainment" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Khirbat al-Sawamir (click the buttons) | |
Khirbat al-Sawamir Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°37′43″N 34°57′30″E | |
| Palestine grid | 146/226 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Haifa |
| Date of depopulation | May 22, 1948 |
| Population (1931) | |
| • Total | 1,439 together with Ayn Ghazal |
| Current Localities | Ofer |
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