Daniyal
For other uses, see Daniyal (disambiguation).
| Daniyal | |
|---|---|
  Daniyal | |
| Arabic | دانيال |
| Name meaning | Daniel |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Coordinates | 31°55′51.75″N 34°55′45.00″E / 31.9310417°N 34.9291667°ECoordinates: 31°55′51.75″N 34°55′45.00″E / 31.9310417°N 34.9291667°E |
| Palestine grid | 143/148 |
| Population | 410 (1945) |
| Date of depopulation | July 10, 1948[1] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current localities | Kfar Daniel |
Daniyal (Arabic: دانيال) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 10, 1948 by the Yiftach Brigade under the first phase of Operation Dani. It was located 5 km east of Ramla and southeast of Lydda.
In 1945, it had a population of 410. An elementary school for boys which is still standing today was founded in 1945, and had an enrollment of 55 students. A shrine for al-Nabi Daniyal is also still intact.
Depopulated villages in the Ramle Subdistrict.
References
- ↑ Morris, 2004, p xix village #232. Also gives cause of depopulation.
Bibliography
- Hadawi, Sami (1970), Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- Morris, Benny (2004), The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6