Al-Damun
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Al-Damun (Arabic: الدامون, al-Dâmûn), was a Palestinian Arab village located 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) from the city of Acre that was depopulated during 1948 Arab-Israeli war. In 1945, the village had 1,310 inhabitants, most of whom were Muslim and the remainder Christians. Al-Damun bordered the al-Na'amin River (Belus River), which the village's inhabitants used as a source of irrigation and drinking water from installed wells.[5]
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Al-Damun
الدامون Damun[1] | |
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Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°52′37″N 35°10′59″E | |
Palestine grid | 167/254 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Acre |
Date of depopulation | 15–16 July 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 20,357 dunams (20.4 km2 or 7.9 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,310[3][4] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
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