Tall al-Shawk
Tall al-Shawk (Arabic: تل الشوك), was a Palestinian village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located five km west of Baysan between the al-Januna'in River to the north and Wadi al-Jawsaq to the south. The village was built above an ancient archeological site and granite columns remain.
Tall al-Shawk
تل الشوك Tall al Shauk | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: the mound of thorns | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Tall al-Shawk (click the buttons) | |
Tall al-Shawk Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°29′49″N 35°27′43″E | |
| Palestine grid | 193/211 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Baysan |
| Date of depopulation | May 12, 1948 |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 120 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
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