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Welcome To al-Sawamir - السوامير

District of Haifa
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Picture for al-Sawamir Village - Palestine: : House rubble and some remain houses' walls
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Statistic & Fact Value
Occupation Date May 22, 1948
Distance From District 22 (km) South of Haifa
Elevation 50 (meters)
Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Detailswhat's new
Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction
Map Location See location #21 on the map

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Military Operation Operation Shoter (Police)
Attacking Units A special force drawn from the Golani, Carmeli, and Alexandroni brigades
Defenders Local Palestinian militia, Arab Liberation Army volunteers, and some assistance from the Iraqi army in Tulkarm and Jinin.
Acts of Terror In September 1948, UN investigators stated that 130 villagers were unaccounted for (al-Tira, 'Ayn Houwd, & 'Ayn Ghazal for more detailes)
Refugees' Migration Routes Villagers were expelled eastward to Jinin
Village Temains The village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically Cleansing al-Sawamir inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Population
Year Population*
1596 17
1931 1,439
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Number of Houses In (1931): 247 (included under 'Ayn Ghazal)
Archeological Sites al-Sawamir contained foundations of buildings, cut building stones, caves, tombs, and a well.
Exculsive Jewish Colonies
Who Usurped Village Lands
En Ayyala & 'Ofer

Village Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The ruins of two walls (formerly parts of a building) are visible at the site, which has been fenced in with barbed wire. "
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