Al-Jura
Sign in to saveAl-Jura () was a Palestinian village that was depopulated by Israeli militias during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, located immediately adjacent to the towns of Ashkelon and the ruins of ancient Ascalon. In 1945, the village had a population of approximately 2,420 mostly Muslim inhabitants. Though defended by the Egyptian Army, al-Jura was nevertheless captured by Israel's Givati Brigade in a November 4, 1948, offensive as part of Operation Yoav.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- al-Jura
- Settlement.native_name
- الجورة
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.image_skyline
- כפר ג'ורה.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Part of the former village site, in 2015
- Settlement.etymology
- the Hollow
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mandatory Palestine
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 200
- Settlement.grid_name
- Palestine grid
- Settlement.grid_position
- 107/119
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Geopolitical entity
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Mandatory Palestine
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gaza
- Settlement.established_title1
- Date of depopulation
- Settlement.established_date1
- November 4–5, 1948
- Settlement.established_title2
- Repopulated dates
- Settlement.unit_pref
- dunam
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Mandatory Palestine
- Located in
- Gaza Subdistrict
- Population
- 2420
- Elevation
- 25
- Image
- כפר ג'ורה.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Ottoman era
- British Mandate era
- 1948 War
- Shrine of Husayn's Head
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Al-Jura () was a Palestinian village that was depopulated by Israeli militias during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, located immediately adjacent to the towns of Ashkelon and the ruins of ancient Ascalon. In 1945, the village had a population of approximately 2,420 mostly Muslim inhabitants. Though defended by the Egyptian Army, al-Jura was nevertheless captured by Israel's Givati Brigade in a November 4, 1948, offensive as part of Operation Yoav.
Its residents had their origins in Egypt, Hebron, and Bedouin communities.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Jura” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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