Bayt Susin

Bayt Susin
بَيْت سُوسِين
Ruins in Bayt Susin
Ruins in Bayt Susin
Etymology: The house of Susin[1]
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Bayt Susin is located in Mandatory Palestine
Bayt Susin
Bayt Susin
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°48′22″N 34°59′1″E / 31.80611°N 34.98361°E / 31.80611; 34.98361
Palestine grid148/134
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictRamle
Date of depopulation20 April 1948[2]
Population
 (1945)
 • Total210
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesTa'oz (est. 1950)

Bayt Susin (Arabic: بَيْت سُوسِين) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 17 kilometers (11 mi) southeast of Ramla. In 1945, it had 210 inhabitants. The village was depopulated during the 1948 war by the Israeli 7th Brigade.

  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 287
  2. ^ Morris, 2004, p. xx, village #329.

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