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Depopulated village Gaza 18 May 1948

The depopulated village of Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya / District of Gaza

The depopulated village of Al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya / District of Gaza
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District: Gaza

Population 1948: 1200

Occupation date: 18/05/1948

Jewish settlements on village/town land before 1948: None

Jewish settlements on village/town land after 1948: Merkaz Shapira, Kibutz Masu'ot Itzhak

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