Dayr Abu Salama
Dayr Abu Salama was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 8 km northeast of Ramla. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 13, 1948, in the first phase of Operation Dani.
Dayr Abu Salama
دير أبو سلمه | |
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Village | |
Watchtower and amphitheater in Ben Shemen forest, constructed out of stones from Dayr Abu Salama houses | |
| Etymology: the monastery of Abu Selâmeh | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Dayr Abu Salama (click the buttons) | |
Dayr Abu Salama Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°56′57″N 34°57′25″E | |
| Palestine grid | 146/150 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | July 13, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,195 dunams (1.195 km2 or 295 acres) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 60 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
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