Bir Salim
بئر سالم | |
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Village | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°55′33″N 34°49′41″E / 31.92583°N 34.82806°E | |
Palestine grid | 133/148 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Ramle |
Date of depopulation | May 9, 1948[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,401 dunams (3.401 km2 or 1.313 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 410[1][2] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Netzer Sereni[4][5] |
Bir Salim (Arabic: بئر سالم) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 9, 1948, by the Givati Brigade. It was located 4 km west of Ramla.