Khirbat al-Buwayra

Khirbat al-Buwayra
Khirbat al-Buwayra
Subdistrict Ramle
Coordinates 31°52′26.45″N 35°00′51.80″E / 31.8740139°N 35.0143889°E / 31.8740139; 35.0143889Coordinates: 31°52′26.45″N 35°00′51.80″E / 31.8740139°N 35.0143889°E / 31.8740139; 35.0143889
Palestine grid 151/142
Population 190 (1945)
Date of depopulation July 15, 1948

Khirbat al-Buwayra was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 15, 1948 under the second phase of Operation Dani. It was located 15 km southeast of Ramla.

In 1945, it had a population of 190.

The center of the village contained many wells and the village has a khirba which contains the foundations of a rectangular building with cisterns. Today the village area is used as a military training ground by the Israeli Army.

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