Summil information

Summil

صميل
Summeil^[1]
Summil صميل Summeil
	Etymology: "Hard and withered"
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Summil (click the buttons)
	Summil Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°39′56″N 34°47′43″E / 31.66556°N 34.79528°E
Grid position	130/119
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	mid-July, 1948
Area
• Total	19,304 dunams (19.304 km2 or 7.453 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	950
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Kedma, Sgula, Menuha, Nahala, Vardon

Summil (Arabic: صميل) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 36 kilometers (22 mi) northeast of Gaza. It was situated on a sandy hill in the coastal plain and had a population of 950 in 1945. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.^[6]

^ Spelling given in Morris, 2004
^ Palmer, 1881, p. 379
^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 32
^ ^a ^b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 46
^ Morris, 2004, p. xix, village #298. Also gives cause for depopulation
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Khalidi, 1992, p. 137.

[1] Spelling given in Morris, 2004

[2] Palmer, 1881, p. 379

[1945p32-3] Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 32

[Hadawi46-4] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 46

[5] Morris, 2004, p. xix, village #298. Also gives cause for depopulation

[Khalidi137-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Khalidi, 1992, p. 137.

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Summil صميل Summeil^[1]
Etymology: "Hard and withered"^[2]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Summil (click the buttons)
Summil Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°39′56″N 34°47′43″E / 31.66556°N 34.79528°E / 31.66556; 34.79528
Grid position	130/119
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	mid-July, 1948^[5]
Area ^[4]
• Total	19,304 dunams (19.304 km² or 7.453 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	950^[3]^[4]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Kedma,^[6] Sgula,^[6] Menuha,^[6] Nahala,^[6] Vardon^[6]