Dayr Ayyub
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This article is about the former Palestinian village. For the place in Syria, see Al-Shaykh Saad.
Dayr Ayyub (Arabic: دير أيوب) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on March 6, 1948 by the Givati and Sheva' brigades of Operation Nachshon. It was located 17.5 km southeast of Ramla, situated close to Bab al-Wad. On attack, the village was defended by the Jordanian Army but was mostly destroyed with the exception of a few houses and the village cemetery.
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Dayr Ayyub
دير أيوب | |
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Etymology: the monastery of Job[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°49′38″N 35°01′06.45″E | |
Palestine grid | 151/137 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Ramle |
Date of depopulation | April, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,500 dunams (4.5 km2 or 1.7 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 320[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Canada Park |
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