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Qatra
District of al-Ramla
قطرة - קטרה
Ethnically cleansed days ago
 
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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date May 17, 1948
Distance from district center 15 (km) Southwest of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea 50 (meters)
Map location See location number #42 on the map
Israeli attacking brigade Giv'ati Brigade
Exodus Cause Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis
Qatra was mostly destroyed with the exception of its school and few houses remain standing to this date.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
Qatra inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 5,130
Jewish 2,509
Public 4,557
Total 7,853
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus 391 404
Irrigated & Plantation 215 373
Planted W/ Cereal 4,320 1,639
Built up 26 0
Cultivable 4,926 2,416
Non-Cultivable 392 93
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1922 640
1931 822
1945 1,210
1948 1,404
Est. Refugees 1998 8,620
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 175
1948 298
Town's name through history During the Roman period Qatra was known by Kidron, and during the British Mandate it was called Qatrat Islam, to distinguish it from the nearby Zionist collony of Qatrat Yahud.
Schools Qatra had an elementary school which was founded in 1923, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 123 boys and 8 girls.
Nearby wadies & rivers The village is situated about 1 km south of Wadi al-Sarar.
Archeological sites Modern Qatra was built over a Roman and Byzantine site, which produced evidence of mosaic floors, building foundations, and ceramic fragments.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Gedera and Qidron
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Arabic PalGates
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:
"Only the school and a few deserted houses remain. A number of palm trees and cactuses grow on the site"

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Pictures

  • خارطة قطرة قبل النكبة
  • picture to side of qatra village
  • The destroyed Qatra school in 1976
  • Palestinian land deed from Qatra date Sept. 30th, 1937
  • اسماعيل حسن اسماعيل - مركز شرطة قطرة
  • بطاقة سعيد القطراوي - مدرسة اللد الثانوية
  • بالقرب مما كان يسمى بالكرتوعة فوق مقبرة القرية-1976
  • المنطقة الغربية من قرية قطرة من فوق منطقة المقبرة-1974
  • طريق قطرة - المخيزن جنوب شرق قطرة
  • قطرة - المنطقة الجنوبية-1976
  • نظرة من فوق المقبرة-1976
  • وسط وجنوب قطرة - فوق المقبرة-1976
  • جانب من مغتصبة جديرة التى اقيمت على اراضىقرية قطرة
  • جانب من قرية قطرة بعد نكبة العام 1948م.
  • قرية قطرة عشية الاحتلال الصهيوني وطرد سكانها عام 1948م - صورة من متحف المستعمرة المجاورة
  • بئر مهدوم فوق مقبرة قطرة
  • نواة الاستيطان على أرض قطرة عام 1896م (مستعمرة غديرة)
  • نبات الصبار في أرض الشقيف - قرية قطرة
  • أول بيت بني على أرض قطرة في مستعمرة جديرة - صورة من متحف المستعمرة المجاورة

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    Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008

    Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return?
    هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟

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    411 Directory Service

    To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.
    Display Name Clan/Hamolah Country of Residence
    عصام ابو جمعة ابو جمعة قطاع غزة, قطاع غزة
    عماد القطراوي القطراوي عمان, الأردن
    اياد محمد - الزرقاء
    Sweet saja - ONTARIO, CANADA
    ابهاب القادري القادري -
    محمود ابو سعيفان - الاردن, الاردن
    Walla karaja Karaja GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE
    Haissam ابوشرف JORDAN, JORDAN
    علاء كراجة كراجة -
    أبو جمعة أبو جمعة -
    أسامة أبو جمعة القدس
    ابو المر نصر NSW, AUSRTALIA
    Eben Damo Damo -
    عرفات احمد اسماعيل حسن اسماعيل قرية دهمش
    Jamal Alqatrawi GAZASTRIP, GAZASTRIP
    Ali Karajeh - SYRIA, SYRIA
    Ameen Al-Othman Al-Othman RIYAD, KSA
    ناصرابوشرف ابوشرف الاردن
    Palsetinian Al_Qaderi AMMAN, SDSD
    H. J. AlQuadri AlQuadri UAE, UAE
    Riyad Abukhater Abukhater ALKHOBAR, SAUDIA ARABIA
    Munther Karajeh Karajah (Karajeh) U.A.E., UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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