Qannir
Qannir (Arabic: قنْير) was a Palestinian village, located 35 kilometers south of Haifa. With 750 inhabitants in 1945, it was depopulated in the lead up to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
Qannir
قنْير Kannir | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: from personal name | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Qannir (click the buttons) | |
Qannir Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°31′42″N 35°01′51″E | |
| Palestine grid | 153/214 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Haifa |
| Date of depopulation | 25 April 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,826 dunams (10.826 km2 or 4.180 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 750 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
| Secondary cause | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Current Localities | Regavim |
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