Al-Barriyya
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Al-Barriyya was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 10, 1948, as part of Operation Dani. It was located 5.5 km southeast of Ramla, on the eastern bank of Wadi al-Barriyya.
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Al-Barriyya
البريّة | |
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Etymology: The desert[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°53′17″N 34°55′6″E | |
Palestine grid | 142/144 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Ramle |
Date of depopulation | July 10–13, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,831 dunams (2.831 km2 or 1.093 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 510[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Azarya,[5][6] Beyt Chashmonay[6] |
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The area of the destroyed village has been overbuilt by Beit Hashmonai.