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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 25, 1948
Distance from district center	38 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #1 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Barak (lightening)
Israeli attacking brigade	Giv'ati Brigade
Defenders	Egyptian Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely destroyed with the exception of two houses remain standing.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	'Arab Suqrir inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 12,270 Jewish 0 Public 27,954 Total 40,224
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 583 Irrigated & Plantation 489 Planted W/ Cereal 15,532 Cultivable 16,604 Non-Cultivable 23,620
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 55 1931 530 1945 390 1948 452 Est. Refugees 1998 2,778
Town's name through history	The Canaanites referred to 'Arab Suqrir by Shakrun.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Nir Gallirn & Bene Darom
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Two houses remain standing. One of them is in a citrus grove and has a concrete frame and cinder block walls. On the top of its flat roof there is an 'iliyya."

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
تفيدة	-	الدوحه, عمان
ابوهادي	-	-
بنت العرب	أبوسويرح	-
أبو معاذ	أبو سويرح	دبي, الإمارات
محمد ابوعلي	-	-
سلام ابوسويرح	ابوسويرح	-
niddal	ابوسويرح	-
أحمد جميل كامل أبوسويرح	-	-
داوود ابومويس	ابومويس	جنين, المغير
احمد سالم	-	-
أحمد أبو حزين	-	غزة, فلسطين
Monther Mufleh Abu Swaireh	-	-
سعد الدين ابو سويرح	ابو سويرح	غزة
ma xueqing	-	P.R.China, P.R.China
HAZEM ABU_SWAIREH	ABU_SWAIREH	SAUDIA ARABIA, saudi arabia
igsaan davids	-	-
WeDaS	abu swaireh	-

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