Jimzu
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For the moshav, see Gimzo.
Jimzu (Arabic: جمزو), also known as Gimzo (meaning "sycamore plantation"), was a Palestinian village, located three miles southeast of Lydda. Under the 1947 UN Partition Plan of Mandatory Palestine, Jimzu was to form part of the proposed Arab state.[6] During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the village was depopulated in a two-day assault by Israeli forces.
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Jimzu
جمزو Gimzo | |
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Etymology: Sycamore[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°55′51″N 34°56′47″E | |
Palestine grid | 145/148 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Ramle |
Date of depopulation | 10 July 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 9,681 dunams (9.681 km2 or 3.738 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,510[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Moshav Gimzo[5] |
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Under the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Jimzu's lands fell under the de facto governance of the newly created state of Israel. A year later, moshav Gimzo was established at the site of the former village and is now populated by 700 Israeli Jewish residents.