Al-Sammu'i ( ar, السموعي) was a
Palestinian Arab
The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...
village in the
Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the
1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
The 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine was the first phase of the 1947–1949 Palestine war. It broke out after the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution on 29 November 1947 recommending the adoption of the Pa ...
on May 12, 1948, under
Operation Hiram. It was located 4 km west of
Safad. Today,
Kfar Shamai
Kfar Shamai ( he, כפר שמאי) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee, about west of Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The moshav was founded ...
is built on the site of the old village, and
Amirim
Amirim ( he, אֲמִירִים, ''lit.'' Treetops) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located 550 metres above sea level on a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee, it embraces organic farming and vegetarianism. In it had a population of .
History ...
is built on the southern part of the village land.
In
1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
Januar ...
, the village had a population of 310.
[ Al-Sammu'i had a mosque and a shrine for a local sage known as al-Shaykh Muhammad al-'Ajami.
Al-Sammu'i 1946
]
References
Bibliography
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256
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455
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* (Karmon, 1960, p
165
)
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and 2nd appendix, p
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External links
al-Sammu'i
Zochrot
al-Sammu'i
Dr. Khalil Rizk
*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 4
IAAWikimedia commons
Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
District of Safad
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