Sirin, Baysan

Sirin سرين Sereen
Etymology: folds (a village)[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Sirin, Baysan (click the buttons)
Sirin Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°39′48″N 35°30′33″E / 32.66333°N 35.50917°E / 32.66333; 35.50917
Palestine grid	197/228
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Baysan
Date of depopulation	April 6, 1948[4]
Area [3]
• Total	28,445 dunams (28.445 km2 or 10.983 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	810[2][3]

Sirin (Arabic: سرين), was a Palestinian Arab village located 17 kilometers (11 mi) north of Beisan. The village was depopulated and destroyed in 1948. Only the village cemetery and one house remain standing, along with the remains of a mosaic pavement and a vaulted spring dating to the Byzantine period. Mentioned in historical documents, the 1596 census indicated it had 45 households; by 1945, the number of inhabitants had risen to 810.