Khirbat al-'Umur
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Khirbat al-'Umur was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine war by the Har'el Brigade during Operation Ha-Har. It was 12 km west of Jerusalem on the Wadi al-Ghadir.
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Khirbat al-'Umur
خربة العمور chirbet el-'amur | |
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Etymology: from Amorite[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°47′37″N 35°05′56″E | |
Palestine grid | 159/133 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
Date of depopulation | October 21, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,163 dunams (4.163 km2 or 1.607 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 270[3][4] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Giv'at Ye'arim[5] |
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