District of al-Ramla

One of the Palestine Districts 1948, find here important information and profiles from District of al-Ramla.

Where Was The District of al-Ramla Located?

District of al-Ramla is located in the north part of Palestine 1948, north of Gaza District, south of Jaffa District, as shown on the map.

In 1945, al-Ramla's municipality covered an area of 926.7 square kilometers of which Zionist owned 163.6 square kilometers only.

al-Ramla City

Al Ramlah
Al Ramlah located 12.5 miles SE of Jaffa. Population: 16,380. Occupied in 1948. Most of its inhabitants were forcefully evicted, while a few hundred remained. The town, renamed Ramlah, was taken over by Jewish immigrants who stole and occupied the houses of the Palestinians. In time they confiscated an additional 442 acres of surrounding lands and gardens. 107. Alrasalahmar located 7.4miles north of Safad. Population: 645. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Kerem Ben Zimra built on its 1,984 acres.

al-Lydd City

Villages of Ramla District:

1. Abu al-Fadl
   
   Abu Al Fadl located 7.5 miles NW of Ramlah. Population: 510. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlements of Nahalat Yehuda and Neta'im built on its 718 acres.
   
   
2. Abu Shusha
   
   Abu Shoushah located 5 miles S of Ramlah. Population: 870. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Bet Uziel built on its 832 acres.
   
   
3. Ajanjul
   
   Ajnajoul located 9.3 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 140. Obliterated in 1948; all its 2,850 acres were stolen.
   
   
4. 'Aqir
   
   A’aqer located 5.6 miles SW of Ramlah. Population: 5,000. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Qiryat Eqron built on its 3,305 acres.
   
   
5. Barfiliya
   
   Barfieliah located 4.3 miles SE of Ramiah. Population: 730. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,784 acres were stolen.
   
   
6. al-Barriyya
   
   Al Barriah located 4.7 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 510. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Azarya established on its 708 acres.
   
   
7. Bashshit
   
   Bashit located 11 miles SW of Ramlah. Population: 1,620. Obliterated in 1948; Benaya,Aseret and other Jewish settlements were built on its 4,633 acres.
   
   
8. Bayt Far, Khirbat
   
   Khirbat Beit Far located 9.3 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 300. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Zelafon built on its 1,401 acres.
   
   
9. Bayt Jiz
   
   Beit Jeez located 9.3 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 550. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Harel built on its 2,089 acres.
   
   
10. Bayt Nabala
    
    Beit Nabala located 9.3 miles NE of Ramlah. Population: 2,310. Obliterated in 1948; all its 3,763 acres were stolen.
    
    
11. Bayt Nuba
    
    Beit Nouba located 14.3 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 1,350. Occupied and obliterated in 1948, with Jewish army camps built on its 2,850 acres.
    
    
12. Bayt Shanna
    
    Beit Shannah located 6 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 210. Obliterated in 1948; all its 904 acres were stolen.
    
    
13. Bayt Susin
    
    Beitsouseen located 16 miles West of Jerusalem. Population: 210. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Aor'a built on its 1,620 acres.
    
    
14. Bir Ma'in
    
    Beer Mou'in located 2 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 510. Obliterated in 1948; all 2,330 acres were stolen.
    
    
15. Bir Salim
    
    Beer Salem located 2.5 miles west of Ramiah. Population: 410. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Nes Ziyyonabuilt on its 850 acres.
    
    
16. al-Burj
    
    Al Burj located 2 miles NW of Ramlah. Population: 480. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,177 acres were stolen.
    
    
17. al-Buwayra, Khirbat
    
    Khirbat Al Bouwayrah located 6 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 190. Obliterated in 1948; all its 288 acres were stolen.
    
    
18. Daniyal
    
    Danyal located 3.7 miles east of Ramlah. Population: 41 0. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Defar Daniyyel built on its 702 acres.
    
    
19. Dayr Abu Salama
    
    Deir Abou Salamah located 3 miles east of Lod. Population: 60.Obliterated in 1948; all its 299 acres were stolen.
    
    
20. Dayr Ayyub
    
    Deir Ayoub located 6 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 320. Population was removed in 1949, with the village obliterated and the Jewish settlement of Shaar Hagay built on its 1,507 acres.
    
    
21. Dayr Muhaysin
    
    Deir Muhaysen located 8 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 460. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Beqoa built on its 2,502 acres.
    
    
22. Dayr Tarif
    
    Deir Tarif located 6 miles NE of Ramlah. Population: 1,750. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlements of Bet A'rif and Kefar Truman built on its 2,189 acres.
    
    
23. al-Duhayriyya, Khirbat
24. al-Haditha
    
    Al Hadithah located 6 miles NE of Ramlah. Population: 760. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Hadid built on its 1,778 acres.
    
    
25. Idnibba
26. 'Imwas
27. 'Innaba
28. Jilya
    
    Jelyah located 3 miles south of Ramlah. Population: 330. Obliterated in 1948; all its 2,587 acres were stolen.
    
    
29. Jimzu
    
    Jamzou located 2.5 miles east of Lyddah (Lid). Population: 1,510. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Gimzo built on its 2,420 acres.
    
    
30. Jindas
31. Kh. al-Qubeiba
32. al-Khalayil
33. Kharruba
34. al-Khayma
    
    Al Khaymah located 12.4 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 190. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,288 acres were stolen.
    
    
35. Khulda
    
    Khuldah located 9.3 miles south of Ramlah. Population: 280. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Tel Shahr built on its 2,365 acres.
    
    
36. al-Kunayyisa
    
    Al Kunayshah located 6 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 40. Obliterated in 1948; all its 968 acres were stolen.
    
    
37. al-Latrun
38. al-Lydd
    
    Al Lidd located 9.3 miles SE of Jaffa. Population: 18,250, of which about 17,000 were evicted from their homes on July 11, 1948. The town was renamed LOD, with most of the Palestinian houses now occupied by Jews.
    
    
39. al-Maghar
    
    Al Maghaar/Ramlah located 7.4 miles SW of Ramlah. Population: 1,740. Obliterated in 1948; all its 3,183 acres were stolen.
    
    
40. Majdal Yaba
41. al-Mansura
    
    Al Mansourah/Ramlah located 5.6 miles south of Ramalah. Population: 90. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Mazkeret Batya built on its 557 acres.
    
    
42. al-Mukhayzin
43. al-Muzayri'a
    
    Al Muzayri'ah located 10 miles NE of Ramlah. Population: 1,160. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Mazor built on its 2,345 acres.
    
    
44. al-Na'ani
    
    Al-Na'ani located 5 miles SW of Ramlah. Population: 1,470. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Ramot Me'ir built on its 2.572 acres.
    
    
45. al-Nabi Rubin
46. Nabi Thari
47. Nomards
48. Qatra
    
    Qatarah located 9.3 miles SW of Ramlah. Population: 1,210. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Gedera built on its 1,325 acres.
    
    
49. Qazaza
    
    Qazazah located 11 miles south of Ramlah. Population: 940. Obliterated in 1947 after many of its Palestinian inhabitants were massacred, and all of its 4,707 acres stolen.
    
    
50. al-Qubab
    
    Al Qibab located 6 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 1,980. Obliterated in 1949 after many of its people were massacred; the Jewish settlement of Ayyalon was built on its 3,188 acres.
    
    
51. al-Qubayba
    
    Al Qubaybah located 7.4 miles SW of Ramlah. Population: 1,720. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Kefar Ha Nagid built on its 2,978 acres.
    
    
52. Qula
53. Sajad
54. Salbit
    
    Salbeet located 6 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 510. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Sha'alvim built in 1951 on its 1,528 acres.
    
    
55. Sarafand al-'Amar
    
    Sarafand Al Amaar located 2.5 miles west of Lod. Population: 1,950. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Nirzevi built on its 3,317 acres.
    
    
56. Sarafand al-Kharab
    
    Sarafand Al Kharab located 3.7 miles west of Ramlah. Population: 840. Obliterated in 1948; its 1,326 acres were divided among the Jewish settlements of Be'er Yaaqyv, Bet Hanan, and Rishon Le Ziyyon.
    
    
57. Saydun
    
    Saydoun located 3 miles SE of Ramlah. Population: 210. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,026 acres were stolen.
    
    
58. Shahma
    
    Shahmah located 11 miles SW of Ramiah. Population: 280. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Qidron built on its 1,613 acres.
    
    
59. Shilta
    
    Shielta located 9.3 miles east of Ramlah. Population: 100. Obliterated i n 1948, with the settlement of Shilat established on its stolen lands of 1,345 acres.
    
    
60. Tall al-Batteikh
61. al-Tina
62. al-Tira
63. Umm Kalkha
    
    Umm Kalkhah located 8 miles south of Ramlah. Population: 60. Obliterated in 1948; all its 326 acres were stolen.
    
    
64. Wadi Hunayn
    
    Wadi Hunayn located 4.4 miles west of Ramlah. Population: 630. Obliterated in 1948; all its 573 acres were stolen and its mosque made into museum.
    
    
65. Yalu
66. Yibna
    
    Yibnah located 15 miles south of Jaffa. Population: 5,420. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Yavne built in 1949 on its 14,889 acres.
    
    
67. Zakariyya, Khirbat
68. Zarnuqa
    
    Zarnouqah located 7.4 miles SW of Ramlah. Population: 2,380. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlements of Giv'at Brenner and Zarnuqa built on its 1,386 acres.