Summil
Summil (Arabic: صميل) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 36 kilometers (22 mi) northeast of Gaza. It was situated on a sandy hill in the coastal plain and had a population of 950 in 1945. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Summil
صميل Summeil | |
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| Etymology: "Hard and withered" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Summil (click the buttons) | |
Summil Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°39′56″N 34°47′43″E | |
| Grid position | 130/119 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | mid-July, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,304 dunams (19.304 km2 or 7.453 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 950 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Kedma, Sgula, Menuha, Nahala, Vardon |
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