Shilta
Village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shilta was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. Sitting on a hill, It was probably settled in the 19th century.[6] It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 18, 1948, by the First Battalion of the Yiftach Brigade in the Operation Danny. It was located 15 km east of Ramla.
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Shiltah
شلتة | |
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Village | |
Etymology: Shilta, from personal name[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°55′04″N 35°01′14″E | |
Palestine grid | 152/147 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Ramle |
Date of depopulation | July 15–16, 1948[2] |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 100[3][4] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Shilat[5] Kfar Ruth[5] |
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