Al-Damun

Al-Damun

الدامون
Damun^[1]
Al-Damun الدامون Damun
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Damun (click the buttons)
	Al-Damun Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 32°52′37″N 35°10′59″E / 32.87694°N 35.18306°E
Palestine grid	167/254
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Acre
Date of depopulation	15–16 July 1948
Area
• Total	20,357 dunams (20.4 km2 or 7.9 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	1,310
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces

Al-Damun (Arabic: الدامون, al-Dâmûn), was a Palestinian Arab village located 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) from the city of Acre that was depopulated during 1948 Arab-Israeli war. In 1945, the village had 1,310 inhabitants, most of whom were Muslim and the remainder Christians. Al-Damun bordered the al-Na'amin River (Belus River), which the village's inhabitants used as a source of irrigation and drinking water from installed wells.^[5]

^ Palmer, 1881, p. 108
^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 4
^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 40 Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ Morris, 2004, p. xvii, village #90. Also gives cause of depopulation.
^ Cite error: The named reference Khalidi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Palmer, 1881, p. 108

[1945p4-2] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 4

[Hadawi40-3] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 40 Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Morris, 2004, p. xvii, village #90. Also gives cause of depopulation.

[Khalidi-5] Cite error: The named reference Khalidi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Al-Damun الدامون Damun^[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Damun (click the buttons)
Al-Damun Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°52′37″N 35°10′59″E / 32.87694°N 35.18306°E / 32.87694; 35.18306
Palestine grid	167/254
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Acre
Date of depopulation	15–16 July 1948^[4]
Area
• Total	20,357 dunams (20.4 km² or 7.9 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	1,310^[2]^[3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces