Dayr Rafat
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This article is about the Palestinian village. For the monastery located 2 km west of the site, see Deir Rafat.
Dayr Rafat was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was located 26 km west of Jerusalem. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War by the Harel Brigade.
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Dayr Rafat
دير رفات | |
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Village | |
Etymology: from personal name[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°46′27″N 34°57′31″E | |
Palestine grid | 146/131 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
Date of depopulation | July 18, 1948[2] |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 430[3][4] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Givat Shemesh[5] |
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