Al-Jura | |
Arabic | |
District | Jerusalem |
Population | 420 (1945) |
Area | 4,158 dunums |
Date of depopulation | Not known[1] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | |
Current localities | Ora |
Al-Jura was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jerusalem. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 11, 1948 under Operation Dani. It was located 8.5 km west of Jerusalem. al-Jura was mostly destroyed with the exception of several deserted houses.
In 1945, the village had a population of 420. al-Jura contains artifacts from Byzantine and the Crusader period in three Khirbats: Khirbat Sa'ida, Ayn al-Jadida, and Khirbat al-Qusur.