Tall al-Turmus
تل الترمس Tell at-Turmus | |
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Etymology: "The mound of the lupine"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°43′33″N 34°46′22″E / 31.72583°N 34.77278°E | |
Palestine grid | 128/125 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Gaza |
Date of depopulation | July, 1948[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 11,508 dunams (11.508 km2 or 4.443 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 760[2][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
Current Localities | Timorim[5] |
Tall al-Turmus (Arabic: تل الترمس) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located on a low hill on the coastal plain of Palestine, 38 kilometers (24 mi) northeast of Gaza. In 1945, it had a population of 760 and a land area of 11,508 dunams. The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.[5]