Khirbat al-Duhayriyya

Khirbat al-Duhayriyya
Khirbat al-Duhayriyya
Subdistrict Ramle
Coordinates 31°56′46.4″N 34°56′02.35″E / 31.946222°N 34.9339861°E / 31.946222; 34.9339861Coordinates: 31°56′46.4″N 34°56′02.35″E / 31.946222°N 34.9339861°E / 31.946222; 34.9339861
Palestine grid 144/150
Population 100 (1945)
Date of depopulation July 10, 1948[1]
Cause(s) of depopulation Military assault by Yishuv forces

Khirbat al-Duhayriyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 10, 1948 by the Givati Brigade under the first phase of Operation Dani. It was located 6 km northeast of Ramla.

In 1945, the village had a population of 100.

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  1. Morris, 2004, p xix village #229. Also gives cause of depopulation.

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