Ras Abu 'Ammar
Ras Abu 'Ammar | |
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Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
Palestine grid | 158/127 |
Population | 620 (1945) |
Area | 8,342 dunams |
Date of depopulation | October 21, 1948[1] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current localities | Tzur Hadassa |
Ras Abu 'Ammar was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 21, 1948 by the Har'el Brigade of Operation ha-Har. It was located 14 km west of Jerusalem, surrounded on three sides by the Wadi al-Sarar.
References
- ↑ Morris, 2004, p.xx, village #347. 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 p.206-207
- Morris, Benny (2004), The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6
External links
- Welcome To Ras Abu 'Ammar
- Ras Abu 'Ammar, from the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center
- Ras Abu 'Ammar Palestine Family
Coordinates: 31°44′17″N 35°05′25″E / 31.73806°N 35.09028°E