Julis, Gaza

Julis
جولس
Etymology: personal name
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Julis
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°40′54″N 34°39′13″E / 31.68167°N 34.65361°E / 31.68167; 34.65361
Palestine grid117/121
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictGaza
Date of depopulationJune 11, 1948
Area
  Total
13,584 dunams (13.584 km2 or 5.245 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
  Total
1,030
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesHodaya

Julis (Arabic: جولس) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 26.5 kilometers (16.5 mi) northeast of Gaza on a slight elevation along the southern coastal plain. In 1945, there were 1,030 inhabitants in the village. It was ethnically cleansed during the Nakba.