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Welcome To Umm Kalkha - ام كلخة (אום כלח'ה)
| District of al-Ramla
Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Israeli occupation date | April 7, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance from district | 12.5 (km) South of al-Ramla | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 100 (meters) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location #45 on the map View from satellite |
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| Military Operation against town | Operation Nachshon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction | Umm Kalkha was completely obliterated and defaced. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansing by Israelis |
Umm Kalkha inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-Nakba land ownership |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Nearby wadies & rivers | Umm Kalkha is situated on the Northern banks of Wadi al-Sarar. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Exculsive Jewish colonies that usurped village lands |
Yesodot | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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:
"The site is now occupied by the settlement of Yesodot."
- Village Land In 1987
Scanned from "All That Remains" by Dr. Walid Khalidi - Umm Kalkha - 1918
Posted by Suliman Ibn Jusuf - Umm Kalkha - 1945
Posted by Suliman Ibn Jusuf - Umm Kalkha - 2000
Posted by Suliman Ibn Jusuf - Umm Kalkha - 2000
Posted by Suliman Ibn Jusuf - Umm Kalkha - 2000
Posted by Suliman Ibn Jusuf - محطه القطار في ام كلخه
Posted by abu raya - اراضي ام كلخه
Posted by abu raya - اراضي القريه
Posted by abu raya - وادي الصرار جنوب القريه
Posted by abu raya - اراضي القريه
Posted by abu raya - من اراضي ام كلخه
Posted by abu raya
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