Zikrin

Zikrin ذكرين Dhikerin[1]
Façade of ruined house in Khirbet Dhikrin
Etymology: Dhikerin el Baradan; Dhikerin the cool[2]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Zikrin (click the buttons)
Zikrin Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°39′48″N 34°51′38″E / 31.66333°N 34.86056°E / 31.66333; 34.86056
Palestine grid	136/119
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Hebron
Date of depopulation	22–23 October 1948[5]
Area [3]
• Total	17,195 dunams (17.195 km2 or 6.639 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	960[3][4]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces

Zikrin (Arabic: ذكرين), pronounced Dhikrin, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Hebron Subdistrict, depopulated in the 1948 Palestine War. The site is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of Beit Gubrin and sits at a mean elevation of 212 metres (696 ft) above sea-level, its access somewhat impeded by hedges of buckthorn and cactus. The entire site is dotted with grottoes and caves, and razed structures.