Al-Khayma
Al-Khayma (Arabic: الخيمة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 9, 1948, by the Givati Brigade of Operation An-Far. It was located 18.5 km south of Ramla.
Al-Khayma
الخيمة | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: The Tent | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Khayma (click the buttons) | |
Al-Khayma Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′44″N 34°49′47″E | |
| Palestine grid | 133/130 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | Not known |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,150 dunams (5.15 km2 or 1.99 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 190 |
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