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Welcome To Khulda - خلدة (ח'ולדה)
| District of al-Ramla
Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Statistic & Fact | Value | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli occupation date | April 6, 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Distance from district | 12 (km) South of al-Ramla | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 150 (meters) | ||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location #46 on the map View from satellite |
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| Military Operation against town | Operation Nachshon | ||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction | 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. | ||||||||||||||
| Pre-Nakba land ownership |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Town's name through history | The Crusades referred to Khulda by Huldre. | ||||||||||||||
| Religious institutions | One mosque | ||||||||||||||
| Water supply | Villagers drew water for domestic use from two wells located northeast of the village center. | ||||||||||||||
| Exculsive Jewish colonies that usurped village lands |
Kibbutz Mishmar David and Tal shachar. | ||||||||||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط للقضاء توضح حدود القرى والاودية Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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| More Information | في كتاب كي لا ننسى في كتاب بلادنا فلسطين المزيد من موقع هوية |
Status of The Village Today
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."
- House now occupied by Israeli sculptor. Photo: Annemarie Jacir
Posted by Annemarie Jacir 1 - Village House Still Standing In 1990
Scanned from "All That Remains" by Dr. Walid Khalidi 1 - Khulda's mosque which has been converted to a museum-February-2002
Posted by Aqsa Association-Palestine-1948 1 - Remains Of Village House In 1990
Scanned from "All That Remains" by Dr. Walid Khalidi 1 - بطاقة هوية محمود عبد الفتاح مزهر من خلدة صادرة عام 1945 من اللد
Posted by ibraheem mizher - بيت عبد الفتاح مزهر وقد شيد في عقد الثلاثينات من القرن العشرين
Posted by ibraheem mizher 1 - Remaining Paint decor on demolished house wall. Photo: Annemarie Jacir
Posted by Annemarie Jacir - Khulda. Fall 2006. Photo: Annemarie Jacir
Posted by Annemarie Jacir - One of two remaining structures
Scanned from "All That Remains" by Dr. Walid Khalidi 1 - جواز سفر خليل عبد الرسول مزهر صادر عن حكومة الانتداب البريطاني في فلسطين عام 1947 صوره رقم (1)
Posted by ibraheem mizher - جواز سفر خليل عبد الرسول مزهر صادر عن حكومة الانتداب البريطاني في فلسطين عام 1947 صوره رقم (2)
Posted by ibraheem mizher 1 - جواز سفر خليل عبد الرسول مزهر صادر عن حكومة الانتداب البريطاني في فلسطين عام 1947 صوره رقم (3)
Posted by ibraheem mizher - جواز سفر خليل عبد الرسول مزهر صادر عن حكومة الانتداب البريطاني في فلسطين عام 1947 صوره رقم (4)
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Posted by abu raya - شهادة الدراسه الثانويه لابن البلد محمد رشيد مزهر عام 1958
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