Daniyal
دانيال | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.JPG) Pre-1948 structure from Daniyal, photo taken in 2014 | |
| Etymology: Daniel[1] | |
.jpg) 1870s map .jpg) 1940s map.jpg) modern map .jpg) 1940s with modern overlay mapA series of historical maps of the area around Daniyal (click the buttons) | |
  Daniyal Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°55′52″N 34°55′53″E / 31.93111°N 34.93139°E | |
| Palestine grid | 143/148 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | July 10, 1948[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,808 dunams (2.808 km2 or 1.084 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 410[2][3] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Kfar Daniel[5][6] |
Daniyal (Arabic: دانيال) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 10, 1948, by the Yiftach Brigade under the first phase of Operation Dani. It was located 5 km east of Ramla and southeast of Lydda.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 216
- ^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 29
- ^ a b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 66
- ^ Morris, 2004, p. xix village #232. Also gives cause of depopulation.
- ^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 374
- ^ Morris, 2004, p. xxi settlement #73