Al-Samiriyya (), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 27, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 7 km southeast of Baysan.
History The village had a mosque and three Khirbas: Khirbat al-Humra, Tulul al-Thawm, and Tall al-Khab.
Ottoman era
In 1852, Edward Robinson noted al-Samiriya from the mountains of Transjordan.Robinson and Smith, 1856, p. 320
In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine 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."Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 123 Of Khurbet el Humra they noted: "A few walls standing and a ruined mill. No indications of antiquity exist",Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 122 while of Tellûl eth Thŭm they noted: "Artificial mounds; a stream of water to the north".Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 128
British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the Mandatory Palestine authorities, Samriyeh had a population of 162; all Muslims,Barron, 1923, Table IX, p. 31 increasing in the 1931 census to 181 Muslims, in a total of 41 houses.Mills, 1932, p. 80
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 while 22 dunams were built-up land.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 135
1948, aftermath The village became depopulated in May, 1948, after the Arab inhabitants of Baysan had been expelled.Morris, 2004, p. 228, note #484Morris, 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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