Al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya

Al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya السوافير الشرقية Suafir Abu Huwar; from an inhabitant who died in the 19th century[1]
Etymology: The eastern 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-Sharqiyya (click the buttons)
Al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°42′00″N 34°42′45″E / 31.70000°N 34.71250°E / 31.70000; 34.71250
Palestine grid	122/123
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	May 18, 1948[4]
Area [3]
• Total	13,831 dunams (13.831 km2 or 5.340 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	970[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Fear of being caught up in the fighting
Current Localities	Ein Tzurim,[5] Shafir,[5] Zrahia,[5] Nir Banim[5]

Al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 18, 1948, as part of the second stage of Operation Barak. The village was located 32 km northeast of Gaza. It is one of three namesake villages, alongside Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya and Al-Sawafir al-Shamaliyya.