Al-Na'ani
Al-Na'ani, also called Al-Ni'ana, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on May 14, 1948, by the Givati Brigade during Operation Barak. It was located 6 km south of Ramle.
Al-Na'ani
النعاني en-Ni'aneh | |
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| Etymology: The plant "mint" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Na'ani (click the buttons) | |
Al-Na'ani Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′20″N 34°52′24″E | |
| Palestine grid | 138/142 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | May 14, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,768 dunams (9.768 km2 or 3.771 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,470 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Current Localities | Na'an, Ramot Me'ir |
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