Al-Maghar
Al-Maghar
المغار | |
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Al-Maghar, 1940 | |
| Etymology: The caves | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Maghar (click the buttons) | |
Al-Maghar Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°50′19″N 34°46′56″E / 31.83861°N 34.78222°E | |
| Palestine grid | 129/138 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | 18 May 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,390 dunams (15.39 km2; 5.94 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,740 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Beit Elazari |
Al-Maghar was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated by the Givati Brigade during Operation Barak on 18 May 1948. It was located 12 km southwest of Ramla, situated north of Wadi al-Maghar.