Qatra

Qatra
قطرة
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Qatra is located in Mandatory Palestine
Qatra
Qatra
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°49′18.9″N 34°46′39.1″E / 31.821917°N 34.777528°E / 31.821917; 34.777528
Palestine grid129/136
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictRamle
Date of depopulationMay 1948
Area
 • Total
7,853 dunams (7.853 km2; 3.032 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
1,210
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Secondary causeExpulsion by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesGedera and Kidron
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Qatra (Arabic: قطرة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) southwest of the city of Ramla and 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of Jerusalem, some 50 meters (160 ft) above sea level. It was depopulated in May 1948.