Simsim, Gaza

Simsim
سمسم
Sumsum, Semsem
Etymology: "Sesame"
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Simsim
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°34′02″N 34°36′26″E / 31.56722°N 34.60722°E / 31.56722; 34.60722
Palestine grid112/108
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictGaza
Date of depopulation12 May 1948
Area
 • Total
16,797 dunams (16.797 km2 or 6.485 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
1,290
Cause(s) of depopulationExpulsion by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesGvar'am

Simsim (Arabic: سمسم), also spelled Semsem or Sumsum, was a Palestinian village, located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northeast of Gaza. It was depopulated and destroyed during the 1948 Palestine war as part of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and the Nakba.

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