Qumya
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Qumya (Arabic: قوميه), was a Palestinian village of 510 inhabitants when it was depopulated prior to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.[6]
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Qumya
قوميه Kumieh, Qumiya | |
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Village | |
Etymology: "Stature", or "Support"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°33′55″N 35°23′45″E | |
Palestine grid | 187/219 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Baysan |
Date of depopulation | 26 March 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,898 dunams (4.898 km2 or 1.891 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 440[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
Current Localities | Ein Harod (Ihud)[5] |
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Located 12.5 kilometers north of Baysan, the village was assaulted by the forces of the Golani Brigade on 26 March 1948 during Operation Gideon, on the orders of Yosef Weitz, a representative of the Jewish National Fund (JNF). Its inhabitants fled in fear of being caught in the fighting.