Iraq Suwaydan
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'Iraq Suwaydan (Arabic: عراق سويدان, Hebrew: עיראק סווידאן) was a Palestinian Arab village located 27 km (17 mi) northeast of Gaza City. It was captured by Israeli forces in Operation Yoav against the defending Egyptian Army during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The village infrastructure, with the exception of the police station built by the British Mandate authorities, was destroyed.
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Iraq Suwaydan
عراق سويدان Iraq al-Suweidan | |
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Etymology: "The cavern of Suweidan"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°38′55″N 34°41′34″E | |
Palestine grid | 121/117 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Gaza |
Date of depopulation | 8 July 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 7,529 dunams (7.529 km2 or 2.907 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 660[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Yad Natan,[5] Otzem,[5] Sde Yoav[5] |
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