Dayr Aban
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Dayr Aban (also spelled Deir Aban; Arabic: دير آبان) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, located on the lower slope of a high ridge that formed the western slope of a mountain, to the east of Beit Shemesh. It was formerly bordered by olive trees to the north, east, and west. The valley, Wadi en-Najil, ran north and south on the west-side of the village. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 19, 1948, during Operation Ha-Har.[6][7] It was located 21 km west of Jerusalem. Today there are over 5000 people originally from Deir Aban living in Jordan.
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Dayr Aban
دير آبان | |
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Etymology: The Monastery of Aban[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°44′33″N 35°00′34″E | |
Palestine grid | 151/127 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
Date of depopulation | October 19–20, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 22,734 dunams (22.734 km2 or 8.778 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 2,100[3][4] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Tzora,[5] Mahseya,[5] Beit Shemesh,[5] and Yish'i[5] |
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