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Welcome To Qatra District of al-Ramla قطرة - קטרה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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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 cleansed by Israelis | Qatra 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 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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More Information |
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"
Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
ابو غريب ريان | - | غزة, قطرة |
ثائر عليان | عليان | - |
akram qtrawi | - | gaza |
bent-falastin | - | - |
فلسطيني | - | - |
ساره الهرباوي | - | الكويت |
ناصر ابوشرف | - | السعودية |
العثمان | العثمان | الرياض, السعودية |
جمال محمد عبدالله | القطراوي | القدس, فلسطين |
محمد مخيرز | مخيرز | غزه |
ahmad>y | ابو جمـــــ.....ـــــــ.....ـــــــعــــه | - |
a.s | ابو جمعة | - |
حموووووود | ابو جمعة | - |
abu joma | ابو جمعة | القدس |
خالد الشامي | - | ابو ظبي, الامارات |
محمد | - | - |
عبدالله | مخيرز | خانيونس |
al_qadry7 | - | - |
الحافي | الحافي | - |
Ehab Naser | نصر | عمان, الاردن |
damo _rajab | دامو | الاردن, الاردن |
قصي | ابوشرف | عمان |
احمد ابو جمعة | - | - |
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 |
abo al ali alfalana | - | - |
Palsetinian | Al_Qaderi | amman, sdsd |
Riyad abukhater | abukhater | alkhobar, saudia arabia |
Munther Karajeh | Karajah (Karajeh) | U.A.E., United Arab Emirates |