Ras Abu 'Ammar
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Ras Abu 'Ammar (Arabic: رأس أبو عمار) was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 21, 1948, by the Har'el Brigade of Operation ha-Har. It was located 14 km west of Jerusalem, surrounded on three sides by the Wadi al-Sarar.
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Ras Abu 'Ammar
رأس أبو عمار | |
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Etymology: The hill top of Abu Ammar[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°44′17″N 35°05′33″E | |
Palestine grid | 158/127 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
Date of depopulation | October 21, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 8,342 dunams (8.342 km2 or 3.221 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 620[3][4] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Tzur Hadassah[5] |
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