Aqir
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Aqir, also spelt Akir and Akkur, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 9 km southwest of Ramla and 1 km north of Wadi al-Nasufiyya[6] (today called Nahal Ekron). It was depopulated and demolished and replaced by Kiryat Ekron.
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Aqir
Akir, Akkur | |
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Etymology: Barren[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°51′34″N 34°49′15″E | |
Palestine grid | 133/140 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Ramle |
Date of depopulation | 6 (??) May 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 11,322 dunams (11.322 km2 or 4.371 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 2,480[3][4] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Kiryat Ekron,[5] Mazkeret Batya[5] Ganei Yohanan[5] |
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