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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  1. ^ a b Welcome to Suruh. Palestine Remembered. Retrieved on 2007-12-12.