Umm ash Shauf
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For the former Palestinian village in the Ramle subdistrict, see Dayr Muhaysin.
Umm al-Shawf or Umm ash Shauf (Arabic: أُم الشوف, Umm esh Shauf) was a Palestinian Arab village located 29.5 km south of Haifa, on the sloping section of Wadi al-Marah. It was depopulated as a result of a military assault between May 12–14, just before the outbreak of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
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Umm al-Shawf
أُم الشوف Umm al Shauf | |
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Village | |
Etymology: The place with the harrow[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°33′12″N 35°02′55″E | |
Palestine grid | 154/217 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Haifa |
Date of depopulation | May 12–14, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 7,426 dunams (7.426 km2 or 2.867 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 480[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Givat Nili[5] |
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