Dayr Rafat
Dayr Rafat
دير رفات | ||
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Village | ||
Etymology: from personal name[1] | ||
Geopolitical entity Mandatory Palestine | | |
Subdistrict | Jerusalem | |
Date of depopulation | July 18, 1948[4] | |
Population (1945) | ||
• Total | 430[2][3] | |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces | |
Current Localities | Givat Shemesh[5] |
Dayr Rafat was a
History
In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Dayr Rafat as a small hamlet situated on a ridge with a spring to the west.[6]
British Mandate era
In the 1931 census, there were 218 people living in Dayr Rafat.
In The
The village had a mosque named for al-Hajj Hasan and three khirbas.[5]
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Dayr Rafat, along with four other villages, were overtaken by the Israeli
In 1992 the village site was described: "The site is covered with large piles of stone rubble and stone terraces; some of the latter are still intact, while others have been destroyed and are now mixed with the rubble of the houses. Cactuses grow on the northwestern edge of the site. There are a few tents belonging to the Negev tribe of al-Sani’ the members of which have rented land from the monastery, which owns the village lands. The monastery, located 2 km west of the site, has a large statue of the Virgin Mary at the top of its facade, and parts of the structure are covered with red tiles. There is a spring on the western edge of the village and a cemetery lies in the south; one large tomb stands out. To the west there is a large olive grove."[5]
References
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 324
- ^ a b Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 24
- ^ a b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 57
- ^ Morris, 2004, p. xx, village #333. Also gives cause of depopulation.
- ^ a b c d Khalidi, 1992, p. 287
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 13, Quoted in Khalidi, 1992, p. 287
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 102
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 152
- ^ Morris, 2004, p. 436
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1883). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 3. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Department of Statistics (1945). Village Statistics, April, 1945. Government of Palestine.
- Hadawi, S. (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center.
- ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
- ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
- Palmer, E. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
- Welcome To Dayr Rafat
- Dayr Rafat, Zochrot
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 17: IAA, Wikimedia commons