Dimra
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Not to be confused with Shirien Damra.
Dimra (Arabic: دمره) was a small Arab village located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) northeast of Gaza City in British Palestine.[2][9] Ancient remains at the site attest to a long-time human settlement there;[citation needed] during the Mamluk era, the town was the home of the Bani Jabir tribe. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and is now the site of Erez, a kibbutz in Israel.
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Dimra
دمره | |
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Etymology: Tumrah; personal name. Also called Beit Dimreh, "by the peasantry"[4] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°33′32″N 34°34′2″E | |
Palestine grid | 108/107 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Gaza |
Date of depopulation | early November 1948[5] |
Area | |
• Total | 8,492 dunams (8.5 km2 or 3.3 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 520[6][7] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
Current Localities | Erez[8] |
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