Bir Salim بئر سالم | |
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Village | |
Orange groves at Bir Salim | |
A series of historical maps of the area around Bir Salim (click the buttons) | |
Location withinMandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates:31°55′33″N34°49′41″E / 31.92583°N 34.82806°E /31.92583; 34.82806 | |
| Palestine grid | 133/148 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | May 9, 1948[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,401dunams (3.401 km2; 1.313 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 410[1][2] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault byYishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Netzer Sereni[4][5] |
Bir Salim (Arabic:بئر سالم) was aPalestinian Arab village in theRamle Subdistrict ofMandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 9, 1948, by theGivati Brigade. It was located 4 km west ofRamla.
In the1945 statistics, the village had a population of 410 Muslims,[1] while the total land area was 3,401dunams, according to an official land and population survey.[2] Of this, 742 dunums of village land was used forcitrus andbananas, 510 dunums were irrigated or used for plantations, 1,468 dunums were for cereals,[6] while 681 dunams were classified as non-cultivable areas.[7]


Netzer Sereni was established on village land in 1948.[4][5]