Khirbat al-Sawamir

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Khirbat al-Sawamir
Arabic
District Haifa
Population 1931 (1945)
Area
Date of depopulation May 22, 1948
Cause(s) of depopulation

Khirbat al-Sawamir was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 22, 1948. It was located 22 kilometres south of Haifa.

The census of 1596 indicated it had a population of 17. In 1931 this had grown to 1,439.

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Coordinates: 32°37′43″N 34°57′30″E / 32.62861°N 34.95833°E / 32.62861; 34.95833


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