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Summil () was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 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.

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Place details

Locality
מועצה אזורית יואב
Region
מחוז הדרום
Country
ישראל
Population
717

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Summil
Settlement.native_name
صميل
Settlement.native_name_lang
ar
Settlement.other_name
Summeil
Settlement.settlement_type
Former village
Settlement.imagesize
250
Settlement.image_caption
ancient wall in Summil
Settlement.etymology
"Hard and withered"
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mandatory Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Settlement.map_caption
A series of historical maps of the area around Summil (click the buttons)
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
200
Settlement.grid_position
130/119
Settlement.subdivision_type
Geopolitical entity
Settlement.subdivision_name
Mandatory Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Gaza
Settlement.established_title1
Date of depopulation

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Wikidata facts

Population
950
Area
19304
Elevation
125
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native label
صميل الخليل
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1948-00-00
Commons category
Summil
inception
1168-00-00
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10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Roman period
  • Crusader and Mamluk periods
  • Ottoman period
  • British Mandate of Palestine
  • 1948 and aftermath
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Summil () was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 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.

==History== ===Roman period=== A marble bust of Pan, dating from the 1st or 2nd century CE, has been found here.

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