Qula

Qula () was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 15 km northeast of Ramla. Its residents had their origins in Jimzu, Ammuriya and other places.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Qula
Settlement.native_name: قولة
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.other_name: Kouleh Cola, Chola
Settlement.settlement_type: Former village
Settlement.image_skyline: Qula-ruins-776.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 200
Settlement.image_caption: The remains of the Crusader tower at Qula. The village mosque was located about 10m to the east of it.
Settlement.etymology: from a personal name
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mandatory Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Mandatory Palestine
Settlement.map_caption

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Etymology
History
Crusader period
Ottoman period
British Mandate
1948 Arab-Israeli War and aftermath
See also
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Qula () was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 15 km northeast of Ramla. Its residents had their origins in Jimzu, Ammuriya and other places.

Palestinian commander Hasan Salama, and his son Ali Hassan Salameh (1940-1979) were from Qula. The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.