Bayt Mahsir
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Bayt Mahsir (Arabic: بيت محسير) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 10, 1948, by the Harel Brigade of Operation Makkabi. It was located 9 km west of Jerusalem.
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Bayt Mahsir
بيت محسير | |
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Etymology: The house of Mahsîr[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°47′40″N 35°02′05″E | |
Palestine grid | 153/133 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
Date of depopulation | May 10–11, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 16,268 dunams (16.268 km2 or 6.281 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 2,400[3][4] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Beit Meir,[5][6] Mesilat Zion[6] |
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