Bayt Umm al-Mays
| Bayt Umm al-Mays | |
|---|---|
  Bayt Umm al-Mays | |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | 31°46′51.30″N 35°04′54.90″E / 31.7809167°N 35.0819167°ECoordinates: 31°46′51.30″N 35°04′54.90″E / 31.7809167°N 35.0819167°E |
| Palestine grid | 157/131 |
| Population | 70 (1945) |
| Area | 1,013 dunams |
| Date of depopulation | October 21, 1948[1] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Bayt Umm al-Mays was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 21, 1948 by the Har'el Brigade of Operation ha-Har. It was located 14 km west of Jerusalem.
In 1945, the village had a population of 70.
References
- ↑ Morris, 2004, p.xx, village #344. Also gives cause of depopulation, both with a "?"
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 Bayt Umm al-Mays
- Bayt Umm al-Mays, from the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center
- Bayt Umm al- Mays Palestine Family.net