The depopulated village of Al-Jammasin al-Gharbi / District of Jaffa
District of Jaffa
Al-Jammasin al-Gharbi
About the depopulated village of Al-Jammasin al-Gharbi
- District
- Jaffa
- Date Al-Jammasin al-Gharbi was occupied
- 17 March 1948
- Population in 1948
- 1,250
- Distance from the governorate centre
- 6.5 (km) Northeast of Jaffa
- Elevation above sea level
- 25 m
- Cause of displacement
- Fear of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
- Extent of destruction
- al-Jammasin al-Gharbi was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses currently being occupied by Jewish settlers.
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Borders of the depopulated village of Al-Jammasin al-Gharbi
North
Al-Shaykh Muwannis
North-east
Jarisha
West
Mediterranean
The depopulated village of Al-Jammasin al-Gharbi / District of Jaffa
East
Zionist Colonies
South-west
Al-Mas'udiyya (Summayl)
South
Tel Aviv
South-east
Sarona
District: Jaffa
Population 1948: 1250
Occupation date: 26/01/1948
Occupying unit: Irgun (Etzel) & Hagana units
Jewish settlements on village/town land before 1948: None
Jewish settlements on village/town land after 1948: Shikun Bavli (Tel Aviv)
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