Nimrin
Nimrin was a Palestinian Arab town of 320 that was captured and depopulated by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Nimrin
نمرين | |
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| Etymology: well-watered | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Nimrin (click the buttons) | |
Nimrin Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′15″N 35°25′24″E | |
| Palestine grid | 190/245 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Tiberias |
| Date of depopulation | 16-17 July 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,019 dunams (12.019 km2 or 4.641 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 320 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Secondary cause | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Achuzzat Naftali, IDF ammunition depot |
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