| Al-Sammu'i | |
| Arabic | |
| Also Spelled | Sammu'i[1] |
| District | Safad |
| Coordinates | 32°57′29.25″N 35°27′10.50″E / 32.958125°N 35.452917°ECoordinates: 32°57′29.25″N 35°27′10.50″E / 32.958125°N 35.452917°E |
| Population | 310 (1945) |
| Area | |
| Date of depopulation | May 12, 1948[1] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Al-Sammu'i was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Safad. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948 under Operation Hiram. It was located 4 km west of Safad.
In 1945, the village had a population of 310. Al-Sammu'i had a mosque and a shrine for a local sage known as al-Shaykh Muhammad al-'Ajami.
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