Sarafand al-Kharab
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This article is about the former village in Ramle Sub-district. For the other nearby former village, see Sarafand al-Amar. For the former village in Haifa Sub-district, see Al-Sarafand. For Sarafand in Lebanon near ancient Sarepta, see Sarepta.
Sarafand al-Kharab (Arabic: صرفند الخراب) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 50 meters (160 ft) above sea level, 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of Ramla, in the area that is today northeast of Ness Ziona.[7]
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Sarafand al-Kharab
صرفند الخراب | |
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Etymology: Kh Surafend; the ruin of Surafend[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°56′11″N 34°48′20″E | |
Palestine grid | 131/149 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Ramle |
Date of depopulation | April 20, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,503 dunams (5.503 km2 or 2.125 sq mi) |
—3,545 Arab-owned, 1,611 Jewish-owned, 347 public lands | |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,040[4][5] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
Current Localities | Ness Ziona[6] |
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