Al-Tira, Ramle
- See Tira for other sites with similar names.
Al-Tira
طيرة دندن | |
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Remains of the mosque of Al-Tira | |
| Etymology: "The Fort" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Tira, Ramle (click the buttons) | |
Al-Tira Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°01′02″N 34°56′35″E / 32.01722°N 34.94306°E | |
| Palestine grid | 144/158 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | July 10, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,956 dunams (6.956 km2; 2.686 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,290 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Tirat Yehuda, Giv'at Ko'ah, Bareket |
Al-Tira was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 10, 1948, by the Alexandroni and Armored (Eighth) brigades under Operation Dani. It was located 12 km northeast of Ramla. Al-Tira was mostly destroyed with the exception of a few houses survived destruction.