Dayr Sunayd
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Dayr Sunayd (Arabic: دير سنيد) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) northeast of Gaza. Situated at an elevation of 50 meters (160 ft) along the southern coastal plain of Palestine, Deir Sunayd had a total land area of 6,081 dunams.[6] Prior to its depopulation during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it had 730 inhabitants in 1945.[7]
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Dayr Sunayd
دير سنيد Deir Suneid, Deir Sineid, Der Esned[1] | |
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Etymology: "Monastery of the declivity"[2] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°34′28″N 34°33′18″E | |
Palestine grid | 107/109 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Gaza |
Date of depopulation | Late October or early November 1948[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 6,081 dunams (6.1 km2 or 2.4 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 730[4][5] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | None |
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