Islin
Islin (Arabic: عسلين) was a Palestinian Arab village located 21 kilometers west of Jerusalem. The village had a population of 302 inhabitants and was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It was occupied by Israeli forces, possibly from the Fourth Battalion of the Harel Brigade, on 18 July 1948 during Operation Dani, causing its inhabitants to leave. Eshtaol, a moshav, was built on the village's land.
Islin
عسلين | |
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| Etymology: Honey | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Islin (click the buttons) | |
Islin Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°47′05″N 35°00′23″E | |
| Palestine grid | 150/132 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Date of depopulation | 18 July 1948 |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 260 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Eshtaol |
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