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District of Jerusalem


Khirbet al-Tannur
قبل النكبة، كانت القرية تقع على بُعد 18.5 كيلومترًا جنوب غرب القدس، عند الطرف الشمالي لوادٍ يمتد من الشمال إلى الجنوب ثم ينحني باتجاه الغرب.
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al-Tannur, Khirbat
Before the Nakba, The village was located 18.5 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem, on the northern end of a valley that runs from north to south and then turns west. Its houses were located at this western bend in the valley, and on the northern side of a secondary road that extended east to Bethlehem. In the early Ottoman period, Khirbet at-Tannur was a sister village to Allar al-Fawqa (155125), and was called Allar al-Sufficient. In 1596, Allar al-Sufficient was a village
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Deir Rafat
The village of Deir Rafat was located on the western slope of a moderately elevated mountain. As indicated by the first part of its name (“Deir,” meaning “monastery”), the village was the site of a large monastery owned by the Latin Patriarchate. The village also contained a single mosque known as the Mosque of Haj Hassan. In the late 19th century, Deir Rafat was described as a small farmstead situated on the summit of a hill, with a spring in its western corner. In 1945, the
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Tal al-Shaykh Badr
It was a Palestinian Arab village on a hilltop south of Jaffa Road in western Jerusalem, bordered to the north by the Romema colony, which was built in 1921. The Arab village was
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Talbiyeh
Talbiya is one of the prestigious neighborhoods in Jerusalem. It was developed between the 1920s and 1930s on land purchased from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate..
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Bayt Jimal
Located to the southwest of Jerusalem, 350 meters above sea level, the village contains the remains of an Arab Latin monastery built by the Salesian Fathers in 1881. The monastery included a church, an agricultural school, and burial grounds. It is said that the church was constructed on the ruins of an earlier Byzantine church dating back to the 5th century AD, with a mosaic-paved floor. The lands of Beit Jimal covered an area of 4,878 dunums. In 1922, the village had a popu
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Bayt Safafa
Beit Safafa is a present-day Palestinian village located southwest of the city of Jerusalem, center, at an elevation of 750 meters, approximately 6 kilometers
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Feb 25, 20241 min read


al-Qabu
Al-Qabu is an ancient Palestinian Arab village located in the southwest of the Jerusalem district. The village was situated atop a broad summit
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Feb 25, 20242 min read


al-Walaja
Today, the village of Al-Walaja is located on a hillside overlooking Nahal Refaim (a tributary of Wadi al-Sarar), near Beit Jala, with a population of approximately..
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Feb 25, 20241 min read


Ras Abu 'Ammar
The village stood on an elongated hill that stretched from southeast to northwest, surrounded on three sides by the deep Wadi al-Sarar that wound its way westward. It was
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Feb 25, 20242 min read


Dayr al-Shaykh
Deir al-Sheikh was a Palestinian village located on a small hill at the base of the northern slope of Jabal al-Sheikh Badr, overlooking Wadi al-Sarar from the northeast.
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al-'Umur, Khirbat
Khirbat al-‘Umur was located on a small hill on the southern slope of a mountain, facing southward. Wadi al-Ghadeer ran east to west at the base of this mountain.
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Feb 25, 20242 min read


Bayt 'Itab
Bayt ‘Itab was situated atop a high mountain, overlooking several lower surrounding peaks. Its lands extended southwestward to Wadi al-Maghara,
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Feb 25, 20243 min read


Jerash
Jerash was a village located on the lower western slope of a mountain, surrounded by valleys to the south, west, and north. A secondary road connected it to the nearby village of Sufla
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Feb 25, 20242 min read


Bayt Umm al-Mays
The village of Bayt Umm al-Mays was located 14 kilometers from Jerusalem. It was situated in a mountainous area, bordered by two deep valleys to the northeast
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Feb 25, 20241 min read


Sufla
The village of Sufla was located 18.5 kilometers from Jerusalem and was situated on a ridge extending in an east-west direction. A secondary road connected it to a main
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Feb 25, 20241 min read


Dayr al-Hawa
The village of Deir al-Hawa was situated atop a high mountain, overlooking vast expanses of land to the west, north, and south. A secondary road connected it
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