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Bayt Nabala or Beit Nabala was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict in Palestine that was destroyed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War . The village was in the territory allotted to the Arab state under the 1947 UN Partition Plan , which was rejected by Arab leaders and never implemented. Its population in 1945, before the war, was 2,310. It was occupied by Israeli forces on 13 May 1948 and was completely destroyed by them on 13 September 1948. Village refugees were scattered around Deir 'Ammar , Ramallah city, Bayt Tillow, Rantis , and Jalazone refugee camps north of Ramallah. Some of the clans that lived in Bayt Nabala include the AlHeet, Nakhleh, Safi, AL-Sharaqa, al-Khateeb, Saleh and Zaid families. Today the area is part of the Israeli town of Beit Nehemia . Also gives the cause for depopulation. The Arabs: A History (3rd ed.).
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former Arab villages in Palestine Bayt Nabala or Beit Nabala was a Palestinian Arab village in the district of Ramla in Mandatory Palestine that was destroyed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . The village was in the territory allotted to the Arab state under the 1947 UN Partition Plan . Its population in 1945, before the war, was 2,310. It was occupied by Israeli forces on May 13, 1948 and was completely destroyed by them on September 13, 1948. Village refugees were scattered around Deir Ammar , Ramallah City, Bayt Tillow , Rantis , and Jalazun refugee camps north of Ramallah. Some of the clans that lived in Bayt Nabala include the Nakhleh, Safi, Sharakah, al-Khateeb, and Zeid families. Today the area is part of the Israeli town of Beit Nehemia .
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former Arab villages in Palestine Bayt Nabala or Beit Nabala was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict in Mandatory Palestine that was destroyed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War . The village was in the territory allotted to the Arab state under the 1947 UN Partition Plan . Its population in 1945, before the war, was 2,310. It was occupied by Israeli forces on May 13, 1948 and was completely destroyed by them on September 13, 1948. Village refugees were scattered around Deir 'Ammar , Ramallah city, Bayt Tillow, Rantis , and Jalazone refugee camps north of Ramallah. Some of the clans that lived in Bayt Nabala include the Nakhleh, Safi, Sharakah, al-Khateeb, and Zaid families. Today the area is part of the Israeli town of Beit Nehemia .
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Place in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine Bayt Nabala or Beit Nabala was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict in Palestine that was destroyed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War . The village was in the territory allotted to the Arab state under the 1947 UN Partition Plan . Its population in 1945, before the war, was 2,310. It was occupied by Israeli forces on May 13, 1948 and was completely destroyed by them on September 13, 1948. Village refugees were scattered around Deir 'Ammar , Ramallah city, Bayt Tillow, Rantis , and Jalazone refugee camps north of Ramallah. Some of the clans that lived in Bayt Nabala include the Nakhleh, Safi, AL-Sharaqa, al-Khateeb, Saleh and Zaid families. Today the area is part of the Israeli town of Beit Nehemia . Also gives the cause for depopulation.
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Place in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine Bayt Nabala or Beit Nabala was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict in Palestine that was destroyed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War . The village was in the territory allotted to the Arab state under the 1947 UN Partition Plan . Its population in 1945, before the war, was 2,310. It was occupied by Israeli forces on May 13, 1948 and was completely destroyed by them on September 13, 1948. Village refugees were scattered around Deir 'Ammar , Ramallah city, Bayt Tillow, Rantis , and Jalazone refugee camps north of Ramallah. Some of the clans that lived in Bayt Nabala include the AlHeet, Nakhleh, Safi, AL-Sharaqa, al-Khateeb, Saleh and Zaid families. Today the area is part of the Israeli town of Beit Nehemia . Also gives the cause for depopulation.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of ramla in mandatory palestine that was destroyed during the 1948 ara”. Today it says “palestinian arab village in the ramle subdistrict in palestine that was destroyed during the 1948 arab–israeli”. Read the current article and compare.
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palestinian arab village in the district of ramla in mandatory palestine that was destroyed during the 1948 ara
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palestinian arab village in the ramle subdistrict in palestine that was destroyed during the 1948 arab–israeli
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