Al-Masmiyya al-Saghira
al-Masmiyya al-Saghira
المسمية الصغيرة Masmiyyat al-Hurani al-Huraniyya | ||
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Village | ||
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Geopolitical entity Mandatory Palestine | | |
| Subdistrict | Gaza | |
| Date of depopulation | July 8–9, 1948[3] | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6,478 dunams (6.478 km2 or 2.501 sq mi) | |
| Population (1945) | ||
| • Total | 530[1][2] | |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces | |
| Current Localities | Masmiya Bet,[4] Kfar HaRif[5] | |
Al-Masmiyya al-Saghira (
History
Al-Masmiyya al-Saghira was established in the second half of the 19th century by al-Hurani clan who had lived in the adjacent
British Mandate era
In the
In the 1945 statistics the population of El Masmiya es Sagira was 530 Muslims,[1] while the total land area was 6,478 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.[2] Of this, a total of 147 dunams were used for citrus and bananas, 7 for plantations and irrigable land, 6,126 for cereals,[8] while 18 dunams were built-up areas.[9]
Seven small shops provided the village with its basic needs and children attended school in al-Masmiyya al-Kabira. Agriculture was the mainstay of the economy, grain being the dominant crop. In addition to cultivation, the inhabitants raised livestock which numbered approximately 4,000 animals, including sheep, goats, cattle, camels, mules. Farmers participated in the weekly market of
1948 and aftermath
The circumstances of al-Masmiyya al-Saghira's capture by
See also
- Depopulated Palestinian locations in Israel
References
- ^ a b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 32
- ^ a b c Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 46
- ^ Morris, 2004, p. xix, village #274. Also gives the cause for depopulation.
- ^ also known as Masmiya Shalom. Morris, 2004, p. xxi, settlement #72, established in 1949
- ^ a b c d e f Khalidi, 1992, p. 126
- ^ Barron, 1923, Table V, Sub-district of Gaza, p. 8
- ^ Mills, 1932, p. 5
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 87
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 137
Bibliography
- Barron, J.B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922. Government of Palestine.
- Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics (1945). Village Statistics, April, 1945.
- Hadawi, S. (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center. Archived from the original on 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2015-03-20.
- ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
- ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
External links
- Welcome to al-Masmiyya al-Saghira
- al-Masmiyya al-Saghira, Zochrot
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 16: IAA, Wikimedia commons
