Simsim, Gaza

Simsim سمسم Sumsum, Semsem
Etymology: "Sesame"
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Simsim Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°34′02″N 34°36′26″E
Palestine grid	112/108
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	12 May 1948
Area
• Total	16,797 dunams (16.797 km2; 6.485 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	1,290
Cause(s) of depopulation	Expulsion by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Gvar'am

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Simsim (Arabic: سمسم), also spelled Semsem or Sumsum, was a Palestinian village, located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northeast of Gaza. It was depopulated and destroyed during the 1948 Palestine war as part of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and the Nakba.