| Al-Burj | |
| Arabic | البرج |
| District | Ramla |
| Coordinates | 31°54′06.30″N 35°01′20.10″E / 31.90175°N 35.02225°ECoordinates: 31°54′06.30″N 35°01′20.10″E / 31.90175°N 35.02225°E |
| Population | |
| Area | |
| Date of depopulation | July 15–16, 1948 [1] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Al-Burj (Arabic: البرج ) was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Ramla. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 15, 1948 under the second phase of Operation Dani. It was located 14 km east of Ramla. The village was defended by the Jordanian Army but was destroyed by Israelis with the exception of one house.
In 1945 the village had a population of 480. An elementary school for boys had been founded a year before the depopulation.
| This geography of Palestine article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)