Al-Sumayriyya

al-Sumayriyya was a Palestinian town that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

al-Sumayriyya
District	District of Acre
Location	6 km north of Acre
Israeli occupation date	May 14, 1948
Israeli military operation	Operation Ben-Ami
Israeli attacking brigade	Carmeli Brigade
Remaining population after occupation	0
Remaining structures after occupation	A mosque
Population	1596 1931 1945 n/a 392 760
Number of houses	1931: 92
Historical names	Caananite name Katasir? Roman name n/a Crusader name Someleria
Israeli settlement(s)	ha-Geta'ot, Shamrat
Public structures	A mosque, a school

See also

• List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

External Links & References

• http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/al-Sumayriyya/index.html