Qula
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Qula (Arabic: قولة) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 15 km northeast of Ramla. Its residents had their origins in Jimzu, Ammuriya and other places.[6]
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Qula
قولة Kouleh[1] Cola, Chola | |
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Etymology: from a personal name[2] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°02′15″N 34°57′20″E | |
Palestine grid | 146/160 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Ramle |
Date of depopulation | 10 July 1948[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,347 dunams (4.347 km2 or 1.678 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,010[4][5] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
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Palestinian commander Hasan Salama, and his son Ali Hassan Salameh (1940-1979) were from Qula. The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.[7]