Arab Suqrir

'Arab Suqrir

عرب صقرير
'Arab Abu Suwayrih,^[1] Abu Sweirah^[2]
'Arab Suqrir عرب صقرير 'Arab Abu Suwayrih, Abu Sweirah
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Arab Suqrir (click the buttons)
	'Arab Suqrir Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°49′31″N 34°39′28″E / 31.82528°N 34.65778°E
Palestine grid	121/136
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	25 May 1948
Area
• Total	40,224 dunams (40.224 km2 or 15.531 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	390
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Bnei Darom Netivot Nir Galim, Ashdod

'Arab Suqrir (Arabic: عرب صقرير) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 38 kilometers (24 mi) northeast of Gaza in a flat area with an elevation of 25 meters (82 ft) along the coastal plain just north of Isdud. The total land area of the village was 40,224 dunams, of which 12,270 was Arab-owned, while the remainder was public property. In 1931, it had a population of 530, decreasing to 390 in 1945. It was destroyed and depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Khalidi, 1992, p. 80
^ Cite error: The named reference Census1931 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 31
^ ^a ^b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 45
^ Morris, 2004, p. xix, village #254. Also gives the cause of depopulation
^ Petersen, 2001, p. 287
^ Morris, 2004, p. xxi, settlement #77
^ Morris, 2004, p. xxii, settlement #130

[Khalidi-1] Khalidi, 1992, p. 80

[Census1931-2] Cite error: The named reference Census1931 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1945p31-3] Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 31

[Hadawi45-4] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 45

[5] Morris, 2004, p. xix, village #254. Also gives the cause of depopulation

[Pet287-6] Petersen, 2001, p. 287

[7] Morris, 2004, p. xxi, settlement #77

[8] Morris, 2004, p. xxii, settlement #130

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'Arab Suqrir عرب صقرير 'Arab Abu Suwayrih,^[1] Abu Sweirah^[2]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Arab Suqrir (click the buttons)
'Arab Suqrir Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°49′31″N 34°39′28″E / 31.82528°N 34.65778°E / 31.82528; 34.65778
Palestine grid	121/136
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	25 May 1948^[5]
Area ^[4]
• Total	40,224 dunams (40.224 km² or 15.531 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	390^[3]^[4]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Bnei Darom^[6] Netivot^[7] Nir Galim,^[1]^[8] Ashdod^[1]