Suhmata
Suhmata (Arabic: سحماتا), was a Palestinian village, located 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Acre. It was depopulated by the Golani Brigade during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
Suhmata
سحماتا Soukhmata Sahmatah, Samueth, Samahete | |
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| Etymology: possibly from "black" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Suhmata (click the buttons) | |
Suhmata Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°00′19″N 35°18′14″E | |
| Palestine grid | 179/268 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Date of depopulation | 30 October 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,056 dunams (17.056 km2 or 6.585 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,130 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Tzuriel, Hosen |
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