Dayr Rafat
Dayr Rafat was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was located 26 km west of Jerusalem. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War by the Harel Brigade.
Dayr Rafat
دير رفات | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: from personal name | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Dayr Rafat (click the buttons) | |
Dayr Rafat Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′27″N 34°57′31″E | |
| Palestine grid | 146/131 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Date of depopulation | July 18, 1948 |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 430 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Givat Shemesh |
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