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Samakh ( ) was a Palestinian village located at the southern end of the Sea of Galilee in Palestine (now Israel ).1 It had a population of 3,320 Arab Muslims and Arab Christians in 1945. Most of the former residents became internally displaced refugees in the Arab city of Nazareth in what is today northern Israel.2There was battle there in World War I : see The Destruction of the Turkish Armies during the Battle of Megiddo .3 Between 1905 and 1948, the town was an important stop on the Jezreel Valley railway and Hejaz railway , being the last effective stop in the British Mandate of Palestine (the station at al-Hama was geographically isolated). Today, the grounds of Samakh are occupied by the Tzemah Industrial Zone, as well as a part of the kibbutz Ma'agan .4Appendix B - Non-Jewish Population within the Boundaries Held by the Israel Defence Army on 1.5.49 - as on 1.4.45 "Welcome to Samakh" .5
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The mosque at Samakh, between WWI and WW2 Samakh ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village at the south end of Lake Tiberias in Palestine (nw in Israel ). It had a population of 3,320 Arab Muslims and Arab Christians in 1945. The town's inhabitants fled after Haganah forces captured the town on 3 March 1948, and the remainder left in the wake of an assault by the Golani Brigade against the Syrian army on 18 April 1948. Most of the former residents became internally displaced refugees in the Arab city of Nazareth . It was the site of battle in 1918 during World War I . Between 1905 and 1948, the town was an important stop on the Jezreel Valley railway and Hejaz railway , being the last effective stop in the British Mandate of Palestine (the station at al-Hamma was geographically isolated). Today, the Tzemah Industrial Zone and a part of kibbutz Ma'agan are on the site of the former village. Appendix B - Non-Jewish Population within the Boundaries Held by the Israel Defence Army on 1.5.49 - as on 1.4.45 "Welcome to Samakh" .
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The mosque at Samakh, between WWI and WW2 Samakh ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village at the south end of Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee) in Palestine (now in Israel ). It had a population of 3,320 Arab Muslims and Arab Christians in 1945. The town's inhabitants fled after Haganah forces captured the town on 3 March 1948, and the remainder left in the wake of an assault by the Golani Brigade against the Syrian army on 18 April 1948. Most of the former residents became internally displaced refugees in the Arab city of Nazareth . It was the site of battle in 1918 during World War I . Between 1905 and 1948, the town was an important stop on the Jezreel Valley railway and Hejaz railway , being the last effective stop in the British Mandate of Palestine (the station at al-Hamma was geographically isolated). Today, the Tzemah Industrial Zone and part of kibbutz Ma'agan are on the site of the former village. Also gives the cause of depopulation.
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The mosque at Samakh, between WWI and WW2 Samakh ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village at the south end of Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee) in Ottoman Galilee and later Mandatory Palestine (now in Israel ). It was the site of battle in 1918 during World War I . Between 1905 and 1948, the town was an important stop on the Jezreel Valley railway and Hejaz railway , being the last effective stop in the British Mandate of Palestine (the station at al-Hamma was geographically isolated). It had a population of 3,320 Arab Muslims and Arab Christians in 1945. The town's inhabitants fled after Haganah forces captured the town on 3 March 1948, and the remainder left in the wake of an assault by the Golani Brigade against the Syrian army on 18 April 1948. Most of the former residents became internally displaced refugees in the Arab city of Nazareth . Today, the Tzemah Industrial Zone and part of kibbutz Ma'agan are on the site of the former village. Also gives the cause of depopulation.
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The mosque at Samakh, between WWI and WW2 Samakh ( Arabic : سمخ ) was a Palestinian Arab village at the south end of Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee) in Ottoman Galilee and later Mandatory Palestine (now in Israel ). It was the site of battle in 1918 during World War I . In the 19th century, Algerian migrants settled in Samakh, transforming it into one of the largest Algerian concentrations in the district. Between 1905 and 1948, the town was an important stop on the Jezreel Valley railway and Hejaz railway , being the last effective stop in the British Mandate of Palestine (the station at al-Hamma was geographically isolated). It had a population of 3,320 Arab Muslims and Arab Christians in 1945. The town's inhabitants fled after Haganah forces captured the town on 3 March 1948, and the remainder left in the wake of an assault by the Golani Brigade against the Syrian army on 18 April 1948. Most of the former residents became internally displaced refugees in the Arab city of Nazareth . Today, the Tzemah Industrial Zone and part of kibbutz Ma'agan are on the site of the former village. Also gives the cause of depopulation. "הקהילה האלג'יראית בגליל משלהי השלטון העות'מני עד שנת 1948". אופקים בגיאוגרפיה . 68/9 : 56– 62.
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