Suruh
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Suruh | |
Arabic | سروح |
District | Acre |
Population | 1,000 (1945) |
Jurisdiction | 18,563 dunams |
Date of depopulation | 1 November 1948 |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Explusion by Jewish forces |
Current localities | Shomera, Even Menachem, Shetula, Kefar Rosenwald |
Suruh (Arabic: سروح) was a Palestinian village, located 28.5 kilomtres northeast of Acre. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, its over 1,000 inhabitants were expelled by Jewish forces during Operation Hiram on 1 November 1948.[1]
Suruh contained two khirbats ("sites of ruins") with a variety of ancient artifacts, including cisterns, and rock-hewn tombs.[1]
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- ^ a b Welcome to Suruh. Palestine Remembered. Retrieved on 2007-12-12.