Al-Sindiyana
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Al-Sindiyana was a Palestinian
Arab
village in the District of Haifa
. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
on May 12, 1948. It was located 29 km south of Haifa
.
V. Guérin visited the village in the 19th century. Transcribing its name as Sendianeh, he notes there are 400 inhabitants and that its name must derive from the Arabic
word sendian, meaning "evergreen oak", as these abound on the hills flanking the village.
In 1945 it had a population of 1,250. al-Sindiyana had an elementary school for boys founded in 1942-1943, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 200 students. The village had numerous springs and wells which provided it with water for both domestic use and irrigation.
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
village in the District of Haifa
District of Haifa
The District of Haifa was an administrative district of the British Mandate of Palestine that covered the northern Mediterranean coast of regional Palestine, southwestern Galilee, and the Wadi Ara region. It was disintegrated after the British withdrawal from the area. Prior to and during the 1948...
. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
The 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine lasted from 30 November 1947, the date of the United Nations vote in favour of the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the UN Partition Plan, to the termination of the British Mandate itself on 14 May 1948.This period constitutes the...
on May 12, 1948. It was located 29 km south of Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
.
V. Guérin visited the village in the 19th century. Transcribing its name as Sendianeh, he notes there are 400 inhabitants and that its name must derive from the Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
word sendian, meaning "evergreen oak", as these abound on the hills flanking the village.
In 1945 it had a population of 1,250. al-Sindiyana had an elementary school for boys founded in 1942-1943, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 200 students. The village had numerous springs and wells which provided it with water for both domestic use and irrigation.
External links
- Welcome To al-Sindiyana
- al-Sindiyana, at Khalil Sakakini Cultural CenterKhalil Sakakini Cultural CenterKhalil Sakakini Cultural Center is an organization established in 1996. It is located at 4 Raja Street, Ramallah in the West Bank. The traditional manor that houses the centre was the former family home of Khalil Salem Salah, the mayor of Ramallah between 1947/1951, is now owned by the Palestinian...