Al-Burj, Ramle
Al-Burj
البرج | |
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| Etymology: The tower | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Burj, Ramle (click the buttons) | |
Al-Burj Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′07″N 35°01′14″E / 31.90194°N 35.02056°E | |
| Palestine grid | 152/145 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | July 15–16, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,708 dunams (4.708 km2; 1.818 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 480 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Kfar Rut |
Al-Burj (Arabic: البرج) was a Palestinian Arab village 14 km east of Ramle close to the highway to Ramallah, which was depopulated in 1948. Its name, "the tower", is believed to be derived from the crusader castle, Castle Arnold, built on the site. Victorian visitors in the 19th century recorded seeing crusader ruins close to the village.