Bir Ma'in
Bir Ma'in was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 15, 1948 during the second phase of Operation Danny by the First and Second Battalions of the Yiftach Brigade. It was located 14 km east of Ramla. The village was defended by the Jordanian Army.
Bir Ma'in
بئر ماعين | |
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Sitt Manna', one of five sisters, whose maqam is just northeast of the centre of Bir Ma'in | |
| Etymology: The well of springs | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Bir Ma'in (click the buttons) | |
Bir Ma'in Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°53′17″N 35°01′12″E | |
| Palestine grid | 152/143 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | July 15–16, 1948 |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 510 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Makkabim |
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