Ghuwayr Abu Shusha غُويّر أبو شوشة | |
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 Maqam Sheikh Abu Shusha | |
| Etymology: from personal name; meaning the “father of” wearing “a top knot”[1] | |
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  Ghuwayr Abu Shusha Location withinMandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates:32°51′13″N35°30′26″E / 32.85361°N 35.50722°E /32.85361; 35.50722 | |
| Palestine grid | 197/251 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Tiberias |
| Date of depopulation | 21 and 28 April 1948[4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,609dunams (8.609 km2; 3.324 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,240[2][3] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault byYishuv forces |
| Secondary cause | Influence of nearby town's fall |
| Current Localities | Ginosar,[5]Livnim[5] |
Ghuwayr Abu Shusha was aPalestinianArab village in theTiberias Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 21, 1948. It was located 8 km north ofTiberias, nearby Wadi Rubadiyya.
In 1838Edward Robinson found on the remains of a few dwellings, built of rough volcanic stones, some of which were still used as magazines by the Arabs of the plain. Awely with a white dome marked the spot. He found no traces of antiquity.[6]
In 1850-1851de Saulcy saw the village, which he described as ruined. Of the village, all which remained was a few portions of wall of modern appearance, "but in the midst of these is still standing a square vaulted tower, constructed in fine blocks of Herodian workmanship, or Roman of the early empire. This tower rests against a wall of more recent character."[7]
In 1875Victor Guérin visited and noted the littlewely dedicated toAbou-Choutheh.[8]
In 1881, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as containing 20 Moslems, with housed built ofbasalt, located round a mill.[9] There were modern ruins in the village, and a number of ruined mills in the valley below.[10]
In the1945 statistics it had a population of 1,240 Muslims,[2] with 8,609 dunams of land.[3] Of this, 21 dunams were used for citrus and bananas, 1,377 for plantations and irrigable land, 1,848 dunams for cereals,[11] while 6 dunams were classified as built-up (urban) area.[12]
Ruins ofwatermills could be seen at the nearby Khirbat Abu Shusha.[13]
The village was depopulated after a military assault on 21 and 28 April 1948.[4]
Kibbutz Ginosar presently occupies part of what was village land; so doesLivnim, established in 1982 ca. 1 km northwest of the Ghuwayr Abu Shusha site.[5]
In 1992 the village site was described: "The village site is covered with thorns and wild vegetation, including Christ's-thorn trees and cactuses. The shrine of Shaykh Muhammad and the remains of a mill can be seen among piles of stones and a few olive trees. The lower-lying lands are planted in bananas and citrus, while the highlands are used as grazing areas by the Israelis."[5]
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