| Arab al-Samniyya | |
| Native Name: | عرب السمنية |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Other Name: | Arab al-Samniya |
| Pushpin Map: | Mandatory Palestine |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 33.0467°N 35.1806°W |
| Grid Name: | Palestine grid |
| Grid Position: | 165/272 |
| Subdivision Type: | Geopolitical entity |
| Subdivision Name: | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdivision Type1: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Name1: | Acre |
| Established Title1: | Date of depopulation |
| Established Date1: | 31 October 1948 |
| Established Title2: | Repopulated dates |
| Unit Pref: | dunam |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.872 |
| Area Total Dunam: | 1,872 |
| Population As Of: | 1945 |
| Population Total: | 200[1] [2] |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Cause(s) of depopulation |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Current Localities |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Ya'ara[3] |
Arab al-Samniyya (ar|عرب السمنية), also known as Khirbat al-Suwwana, was a Palestinian village in the Western Galilee that was captured and depopulated by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It was located in the Acre District of the British Mandate of Palestine, 19.5 km northeast of the city of Acre. In 1945 the, village had a population of 200 Arab and a total land area of 1,872 dunums.
The village was situated on a rocky hill near the road linking Ra's al-Naqura with Safad. Its houses were made of stone. A dirt path linked it to the coastal highway and thence to Acre. The villagers cultivated grain, figs, and olives.
In the 1945 statistics it had a population of 200 Muslims,[1] with 1,872 dunams of land.[2] Of this, a total of 174 dunams were allocated to grain crops; 22 dunums were irrigated and planted with orchards.[4] [5]
After neighbouring villages were looted and massacred, the 'Oded Brigade captured the village, as part of the Israeli Defense Force offensive Operation Hiram. . The people of al-Samniyaa were expelled in the weeks following.[6]
The village was completely destroyed and only building rubble left behind. Following the war the area was incorporated into the State of Israel and the village remained depopulated of its inhabitants. In 1950, the moshav of Ya'ara was established on its land.
