Al-Samiriyya (), was a

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village in the

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. It was depopulated by the

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during the

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on May 27, 1948, as part of

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. It was located 7 km southeast of

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History

The village had a mosque and three Khirbas: Khirbat al-Humra, Tulul al-Thawm, and Tall al-Khab.

Ottoman era

In 1882, the PEF's ''

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'' found at ''Khurbet es Samriyeh'': "Ruined walls and traces of ruins alone remain. The place has, however, the appearance of an ancient site, and is well supplied with water." Of ''Khurbet el Humra'' they noted: "A few walls standing and a ruined mill. No indications of antiquity exist", while of ''Tellûl eth Thŭm'' they noted: "Artificial mounds; a stream of water to the north".

British Mandate era

In the

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, conducted by the Mandatory Palestine authorities, ''Samriyeh'' had a population of 162; all

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s, increasing in the 1931 census to 181 Muslims, in a total of 41 houses. In the 1945 statistics the village had a population of 250; 240 Muslims and 10 Christians, with a total of 3,873 dunums of land. Of this, 11 dunums were irrigated or used for plantation, 2,801 were for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p
85
/ref> while 22 dunams were built-up land.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p
135
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1948, aftermath

The village became depopulated in May, 1948, after the Arab inhabitants of

had been expelled.Morris, 2004, p
291
note #484 In 1951 Sdei Trumot was established on village land, just north of the village site. In 1992 the village site was described: "Only collapsed roofs remain, they are located on the western edge of the Sdei Trumot settlement".

References

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