Nuris

Nuris

نورِِِس
Noori^[1]
Nuris نورِِِس Noori
	The Jezreel Valley today
	Etymology: from personal name
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Nuris (click the buttons)
	Nuris Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 32°32′06″N 35°21′49″E / 32.53500°N 35.36361°E
Palestine grid	184/215
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Jenin
Date of depopulation	May 29–30, 1948
Area
• Total	6,256 dunams (6.256 km2 or 2.415 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	570
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Secondary cause	Fear of being caught up in the fighting

Nuris (Arabic: نورِِِس) was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jenin. In 1945, Nuris had 570 inhabitants. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on 29 May 1948 under Operation Gideon.^[6] The Israeli moshav of Nurit was built on Nuris' village land in 1950.

^ Buckingham, 1821, p. 495
^ Palmer, 1881, p. 166
^ Village Statistics, Government of Palestine. 1945, p. 16 Archived 5 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Village Statistics, Government of Palestine. 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 55
^ According to Morris, 2004, p. xvii, village #123. Also gives causes of depopulation
^ Morris, 2004, p. 346

Nuris نورِِِس Noori^[1]
The Jezreel Valley today
Etymology: from personal name^[2]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Nuris (click the buttons)
Nuris Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°32′06″N 35°21′49″E / 32.53500°N 35.36361°E / 32.53500; 35.36361
Palestine grid	184/215
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Jenin
Date of depopulation	May 29–30, 1948^[5]
Area ^[4]
• Total	6,256 dunams (6.256 km² or 2.415 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	570^[3]^[4]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Secondary cause	Fear of being caught up in the fighting