Qatra
قطرة | |
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Etymology: drop[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°49′18.9″N 34°46′39.1″E / 31.821917°N 34.777528°E | |
Palestine grid | 129/136 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Ramle |
Date of depopulation | May 1948[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 7,853 dunams (7.853 km2 or 3.032 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,210[2] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Secondary cause | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Gedera[4] and Kidron[4][5] |
Qatra (Arabic: قطرة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) southwest of the city of Ramla and 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of Jerusalem, some 50 meters (160 ft) above sea level.[6] It was depopulated in May 1948.