Al-Haditha, Ramle
Al-Haditha
الحديثة | |
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| Etymology: "new" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Haditha, Ramle (click the buttons) | |
Al-Haditha Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°57′48″N 34°57′07″E / 31.96333°N 34.95194°E | |
| Palestine grid | 145/152 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | July 12, 1948 |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 760 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Hadid |
Al-Haditha was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was located 8 km northeast of Ramla, on the bank of Wadi al-Natuf. The site, now known as Tel Hadid, has yielded significant archaeological remains from many periods. Al-Haditha was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 12, 1948, under the first stage of Operation Dani.