Arab Suqrir
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| Arabic | عرب صقرير |
| Also spelled | 'Arab Abu Suwayrih, Abu Sweirah |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Coordinates | 31°49′31″N 34°39′28″E / 31.82528°N 34.65778°ECoordinates: 31°49′31″N 34°39′28″E / 31.82528°N 34.65778°E |
| Palestine grid | 121/136 |
| Population | 390 (1945) |
| Area | 40,224 dunams 40.2 km² |
| Date of depopulation | 25 May 1948 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current localities | Bnei DaromNetivotNir Galim,Ashdod |
'Arab Suqrir (Arabic: عرب صقرير) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 38 kilometers (24 mi) northeast of Gaza in a flat area with an elevation of 25 meters (82 ft) along the coastal plain just north of Isdud. The total land area of the village was 40,224 dunams, of which 12,270 was Arab-owned, while the remainder was public property. In 1931, it had a population of 530, decreasing to 390 in 1945. It was destroyed and depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
The latter part of the town's name, 'Arab Suqrir could have derived from the Canaanite name of the site, "Shakrun".
Al-Maqrizi mentions Suqrir as a place that the new amir Lajin passed through on his return to Egypt, after the defeat of his rival the sultan Kitbagha in 1296 C.E
Under the Ottoman Empire, in 1596, it was under the administration of the nahiya of Gaza, part of the Liwa of Gaza. With a population of 55 (10 households), the village paid taxes on wheat, barley, sesame, beehives, and goats. The original inhabitants of the village were Muslim Bedouins who gradually settled on the site, built stone houses, and became farmers.
Socin found from an official Ottoman village list from about 1870 showed that the place (called Abu Suweirih) had 41 houses and a population of 105, though the population count included men, only.Hartmann examining the same list, disagreed both about the number of houses, and the identification.
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