| Bir Salim | |
| Native Name: | بئر سالم |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Mandatory Palestine |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 31.9258°N 34.8281°W |
| Grid Name: | Palestine grid |
| Grid Position: | 133/148 |
| Subdivision Type: | Geopolitical entity |
| Subdivision Name: | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdivision Type1: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ramle |
| Established Title1: | Date of depopulation |
| Established Date1: | May 9, 1948[1] |
| Established Title2: | Repopulated dates |
| Unit Pref: | dunam |
| Area Total Dunam: | 3,401 |
| Population As Of: | 1945 |
| Population Total: | 410[2] [3] |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Cause(s) of depopulation |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Current Localities |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Netzer Sereni[4] [5] |
Bir Salim (Arabic: بئر سالم) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 9, 1948, by the Givati Brigade. It was located 4 km west of Ramla.
In the 1945 statistics, the village had a population of 410 Muslims,[2] while the total land area was 3,401 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.[3] Of this, 742 dunums of village land was used for citrus and bananas, 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]
