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Former village and archaeological site in Mandatory Palestine This article is about the former Palestinian village in Ramle Sub-district. Village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine Khirbat Zakariyya ( Arabic : خربة زكريا ) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine . It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 12, 1948, under the second stage of Operation Dani . It was located 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Ramla . The archaeological site, also known Horbat Zekharya ( Hebrew : חורבת זכריה ) is today located next to the Technological Park of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut , Israel . It forms part of a cluster of sites located in the Modi'in hills next to ancient roads linking Jerusalem and the coastal plain . This cluster include the site of Khirbat el-Kelkh / Horvat Kelah , and the caves at el-Habs . In the 19th century it gave the name for an agricultural estate, which formed part of the territory controlled by the Palestinian-Arab Khawaja family of the Yaman tribal group , based in the village of Ni'lin to the east. Zakariyya was listed in the Village Statistics (1945), prepared by Mandatory Palestine with an of 4,538 dunams, of which about half are used for growing cereals. In July 1948, During Operation Danny , Kh. Zakariyya and other Palestinian-Arab localities in the region were captured and depopulated. Also gives causes of depopulation. "Jindās at Lydda's Entrance: A Cornerstone of the Study of the City's Rural Hinterland (1459–1948)" . Lod "Diospolis – City of God": Journal of the History, Archaeology and Heritage of Lod (in Hebrew). 7 : 22. Note 12: במאה ה-19 ,נחשבה משפחת אל-ח'ואג'ה למנהיגת מחנה הימן בכפרי בני חמאר, ושלטונה התפרס על הכפרים נעלין, אל-מִדְיָא ועל האחוזות זכריא, דיר אבו סלאמה וח'רבת אל-ט'היריה (כיום בתחומי יער בן שמן). [In the 19th century, the al-Khawaja was considered the leading family of the Yaman camp in the Bani Khamar villages, and its rule spread over the villages of Ni'lin, el-Midiya and the estates of Zakariyya, Dayr Abu Salama and Khirbat el-Duheryriya (Today in the bounds of the Ben Shemen Forest).]
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former Arab villages in Palestine Zakariyya, Khirbat ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Ramla . It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War on July 12, 1948 under the second stage of Operation Dani . It was located 9 km east of Ramla . Khirbat Zakariyya was completely destroyed with the exception of its well. A shrine was also located to the south of the village center.
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former Arab villages in Palestine Khirbat Zakariyya ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine .It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 12, 1948 under the second stage of Operation Dani .It was located 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Ramla .Khirbat Zakariyya was destroyed with the exception of its well. A shrine was also located to the south of the village center.
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Village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine Khirbat Zakariyya ( ) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine . It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 12, 1948 under the second stage of Operation Dani . It was located 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Ramla .
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Village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine Khirbat Zakariyya ( ) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine . It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 12, 1948, under the second stage of Operation Dani . It was located 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Ramla . The archaeological site, also known Horbat Zekharya ( ) is today located next to the Technological Park of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut , Israel .It forms part of a cluster of sites located in the Modi'in hills next to ancient roads linking Jerusalem and the coastal plain .This cluster include the site of Khirbat el-Kelkh / Horvat Kelah , and the caves at el-Habs .In the 19th century it gave the name for an agricultural estate, which formed part of the territory controlled by the Palestinian-Arab Khawaja family of the Yaman tribal group , based in the village of Ni'lin to the east.Zakariyya was listed in the Village Statistics (1945), prepared by Mandatory Palestine with an of 4,538 dunams, of which about half are used for growing cereals.On July 1948, During Operation Danny , Kh.Zakariyya and other Palestinian-Arab localities in the region were captured and depopulated.Also gives causes of depopulation."Jindās at Lydda's Entrance: A Cornerstone of the Study of the City's Rural Hinterland (1459 – 1948)" .Lod "Diospolis - City of God": Journal of the History, Archaeology and Heritage of Lod (in Hebrew). 7 : 22.Note 12: במאה ה-19 ,נחשבה משפחת אל-ח'ואג'ה למנהיגת מחנה הימן בכפרי בני חמאר, ושלטונה התפרס על הכפרים נעלין, אל-מִדְיָא ועל האחוזות זכריא, דיר אבו סלאמה וח'רבת אל-ט'היריה (כיום בתחומי יער בן שמן).[In the 19th century, the al-Khawaja was considered the leading family of the Yaman camp in the Bani Khamar villages, and its rule spread over the villages of Ni'lin, el-Midiya and the estates of Zakariyya, Dayr Abu Salama and Khirbat el-Duheryriya (Today in the bounds of the Ben Shemen Forest).]
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palestinian arab village in the district of ramla
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palestinian village in the ramle subdistrict of mandatory palestine
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