Ni'ilya
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Ni'ilya was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on November 4, 1948, under Operation Yo'av. It was located 19 km northeast of Gaza in the city territory of modern Ashkelon. The village was defended by the Egyptian Army.
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Ni'ilya
نعليا | |
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Etymology: from personal name, meaning either "in the form of a horse-shoe" or from a word meaning "sterile, hard, ground"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°38′46″N 34°34′18″E | |
Palestine grid | 109/117 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Gaza |
Date of depopulation | November 4–5, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,233 dunams (5.233 km2 or 2.020 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,310[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Ashkelon[5] |
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