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Welcome To Khulda District of al-Ramla خُلدة - ח'ולדה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Israeli occupation date | April 6, 1948 | ||||||||||||||
Distance from district center | 12 (km) South of al-Ramla | ||||||||||||||
Elevation from the sea | 150 (meters) | ||||||||||||||
Map location | See location number #46 on the map | ||||||||||||||
Israeli military operation | Operation Nachshon | ||||||||||||||
Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||||
Village remains after destruction by Israelis | On April 20th, 1948, Khulda was mostly bulldozed with the exception of two houses remain standing. | ||||||||||||||
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis | Early April 1948, Khulda inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||||
Land ownership before occupation |
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Land usage in 1945 |
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Population before occupation |
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Town's name through history | The Crusades referred to Khulda by Huldre. | ||||||||||||||
Religious institutions | One mosque | ||||||||||||||
Water supplies | Villagers drew water for domestic use from two wells located northeast of the village center. | ||||||||||||||
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Kibbutz Mishmar David and Tal shachar. | ||||||||||||||
Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:
"Only two houses are left. Between them the walls of two destroyed houses still stand; the iron braces that formerly supported the roofs are still attached to the brickwork."
Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
Tariq Mizher | - | بيت لحم |
Samir Elian | - | MI, USA |
حازم عليان | - | عمان |
سامر محمد جميل حسن أحمد مزهر | مزهر | - |
shadi mezhir | mezhir | jeddah, ksa |
BASEM AHMAD ELAYAN | ELAYAN | AMMAN, JORDAN |
ibraheem mizher | mizher | palestine |
محمد خليل | mizher | *****, ****** |