Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya

Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya السوافير الغربية
Etymology: The western nomads[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya (click the buttons)
Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°41′57″N 34°42′11″E / 31.69917°N 34.70306°E / 31.69917; 34.70306
Palestine grid	122/123
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	May 18, 1948 [4]
Area [3]
• Total	7,523 dunams (7.523 km2 or 2.905 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	1,030[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Fear of being caught up in the fighting
Current Localities	Merkaz Shapira,[5] Masu'ot Yitzhak,[5]

Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 18, 1948, during the second stage of Operation Barak. It was located 30 km northeast of Gaza city. It was one of three namesake villages, alongside Al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya and Al-Sawafir al-Shamaliyya.