Arab al-Samniyya

Arab al-Samniyya عرب السمنية Arab al-Samniya
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Arab al-Samniyya (click the buttons)
Arab al-Samniyya Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 33°02′48″N 35°10′50″E / 33.04667°N 35.18056°E / 33.04667; 35.18056
Palestine grid	165/272
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Acre
Date of depopulation	31 October 1948
Area
• Total	1,872 dunams (1.872 km2 or 0.723 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	200[1][2]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Ya'ara[3]

Arab al-Samniyya (Arabic: عرب السمنية), also known as Khirbat al-Suwwana, was a Palestinian village in the Western Galilee that was captured and depopulated by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It was located in the Acre District of the British Mandate of Palestine, 19.5 km northeast of the city of Acre. In 1945 the, village had a population of 200 Arab and a total land area of 1,872 dunums.