Kharruba
Kharruba was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, near Modi'in. It was located 8 km east of Ramla. It was depopulated on July 12, 1948, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Kharruba
خروبة | |
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Kharruba, 2008 | |
| Etymology: The carob, or locust tree | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Kharruba (click the buttons) | |
Kharruba Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′44″N 34°57′38″E | |
| Palestine grid | 146/146 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | July 12–15, 1948 |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 170 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
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