Umm Khalid
Umm Khalid (Arabic: أم خالد), also called Mukhalid, was a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Subdistrict, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) west of Tulkarm. It was an ancient site in the central coastline of what is now the city of Netanya, Israel.
Umm Khalid
أم خالد Mukhalid, Castellare Rogerii Longobardi | |
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Ancient sycamore tree, Umm Khalid | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Umm Khalid (click the buttons) | |
Umm Khalid Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°19′45″N 34°51′55″E | |
| Palestine grid | 137/192 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Tulkarm |
| Date of depopulation | 20 March 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,894 dunams (2.894 km2 or 1.117 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 970 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Current Localities | Netanya |
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