Aqqur
| Aqqur | |
|---|---|
  Aqqur | |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | 31°45′29.60″N 35°04′56.20″E / 31.7582222°N 35.0822778°ECoordinates: 31°45′29.60″N 35°04′56.20″E / 31.7582222°N 35.0822778°E |
| Palestine grid | 157/129 |
| Population | 40 (1945) |
| Area | 5,522 dunams |
| Date of depopulation | July 13-14, 1948[1] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Aqqur was a Palestinian Arab hamlet in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 13, 1948 under Operation Dani. It was located 14.5 km west of Jerusalem on the Wadi Isma'il, a tributary of the Wadi al-Sarar.
In 1945, it had a population of 40. 'Aqqur had a maqam for a local sage known as al-Shaykh Ahmad Sulayman.
References
- ↑ Morris, 2004, p.xx, village #352. Also gives cause of depopulation
Bibliography
- Hadawi, Sami (1970), Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
External links
- Welcome To 'Aqqur
- 'Aqqur, from the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center
- 'Aqqur Palestine Family.net