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Welcome To 'Arab al-Samniyya - عرب السمنيه (ערב א-סמניה)

District of Acre
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Picture for 'Arab al-Samniyya Village - Palestine: : بقايا منزل حسين العويد أبو طه ، أرض عشيرة عرب السمنيّة (من أرشيف:محمود كلّم )
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Statistic & Fact Value
Occupation Date October 30, 1948
Distance From District 19.5 (km) Northeast of Acre
Elevation 150 (meters)
Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Detailswhat's new
Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction
Map Location See location #8 on the map

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Military Operation Operation Hiram
Attacking Units 'Arab al-Samniyya was attacked by units drawn from four different Israeli brigades (Sheva', Carmeli, Golani, and 'Oded).
Acts of Terror Massacre occured by Zionist troops against the town's inhabitants.
Exodus Cause Military assault by Zionist troops
Village Temains The village was completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically Cleansing 'Arab al-Samniyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Pre-Nakba
Land Ownership
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)*
Arab 1,872
Jewish 0
Public 0
**Total 1,872
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps
Land Usage
As of 1945
Land Usage Arab (Dunum)*
Irrigated & Plantation 22
Planted W/ Cereal 174
Arable 196
Non-Arable 1,676
Population
Year Population*
1945 200
1948 232
Est. Refugees 1998 1,425
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Exculsive Jewish Colonies
Who Usurped Village Lands
Ya'ara

Village Before Nakba

The village, which was also known as Khirbat al-Suwwana, was situated on a rocky hill near the road linking Ra's al-Naqura with Safad. Its houses were made of stone. A dirt path linked it to the coastal highway and hence to Acre. The villagers cultivated grain, figs, and olives. In 1944/45 a total of 174 dunums was allocated to cereals; 22 dunums were irrigated and used for orchards.

Village Occupation and Ethnic Cleaning

Arab al-Samniyya was probably taken at the end of Operation Hiram, on 30-31 October 1948. The village would have been reached shortly after Tarbikha and Iqrit, and like these two nearby villages, might not have been emptied directly. Judging from circumstantial evidence cited by Israeli historian Benny Morris, its people may have been expelled in the coming weeks, under the guise of creating a 'secure' border.

Zionists Colonies on Village Lands

The settlement of Ya'ara was established in 1950 on village land.

Village Today

Only the stone rubble of houses, crumbling walls, and a few roofs remain of the village buildings. The terraces of fig and olive groves are still visible.

Source

Dr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains.

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