Bayt Umm al-Mays
Place in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Bayt Umm al-Mays?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Bayt Umm al-Mays was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict.
Quick Facts بيت أم الميس, Palestine grid ...
Bayt Umm al-Mays
بيت أم الميس | |
---|---|
Etymology: The house of the meis-tree (Cordia myxa)[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°46′49″N 35°04′49″E | |
Palestine grid | 157/131 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
Date of depopulation | October 21, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,013 dunams (1.013 km2 or 250 acres) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 70[3][4] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Close
The village was established and settled during the late British Mandatory period, and had 70 inhabitants in 1945.[5] It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 21, 1948, by the Har'el Brigade of Operation ha-Har. It was located 14 km west of Jerusalem.