Khirbat Zakariyya
| Khirbat Zakariyya | |
|---|---|
  Khirbat Zakariyya | |
| Arabic | خربة زكريا |
| Name meaning | Zechariah |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Coordinates | 31°56′15.95″N 34°58′12.15″E / 31.9377639°N 34.9700417°ECoordinates: 31°56′15.95″N 34°58′12.15″E / 31.9377639°N 34.9700417°E |
| Palestine grid | 147/148 |
| Date of depopulation | July 12-13, 1948[1] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Secondary cause | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Khirbat Zakariyya (Arabic: خربة زكريا<) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 12, 1948 under the second stage of Operation Dani. It was located 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Ramla. Khirbat Zakariyya was destroyed with the exception of its well. A shrine was also located to the south of the village center.
References
- ↑ Morris, 2004, p xix village #231. Also gives causes 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.