Dayr Sunayd
Dayr Sunayd (Arabic: دير سنيد) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) northeast of Gaza. Situated at an elevation of 50 meters (160 ft) along the southern coastal plain of Palestine, Deir Sunayd had a total land area of 6,081 dunams. Prior to its depopulation during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it had 730 inhabitants in 1945.
Dayr Sunayd
دير سنيد Deir Suneid, Deir Sineid, Der Esned | |
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| Etymology: "Monastery of the declivity" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Dayr Sunayd (click the buttons) | |
Dayr Sunayd Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′28″N 34°33′18″E | |
| Palestine grid | 107/109 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | Late October or early November 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,081 dunams (6.1 km2 or 2.4 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 730 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | None |
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