Nimrin

Nimrin
نمرين
Etymology: well-watered
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Nimrin
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°48′15″N 35°25′24″E / 32.80417°N 35.42333°E / 32.80417; 35.42333
Palestine grid190/245
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictTiberias
Date of depopulation16-17 July 1948
Area
 • Total
12,019 dunams (12.019 km2 or 4.641 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
320
Cause(s) of depopulationFear of being caught up in the fighting
Secondary causeMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesAchuzzat Naftali, IDF ammunition depot

Nimrin was a Palestinian Arab town of 320 that was captured and depopulated by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

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