Dayr al-Hawa
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Dayr al-Hawa (Arabic: دير الهوا) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 19, 1948, by the Fourth Battalion of the Har'el Brigade of Operation ha-Har. It was located 18.5 km west of Jerusalem.
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Dayr al-Hawa
دير الهوا | |
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Etymology: The Monastery of the Wind[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°45′05″N 35°02′14″E | |
Palestine grid | 153/128 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
Date of depopulation | October 19–20, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,907 dunams (5.907 km2 or 2.281 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 60[3][4][5] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
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