Bayt Thul

Bayt Thul
بيت ثول
Etymology: The house of Tul (meaning length)
1870s map
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1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Bayt Thul (click the buttons)
Bayt Thul
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°49′21″N 35°04′26″E / 31.82250°N 35.07389°E / 31.82250; 35.07389
Palestine grid157/136
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictJerusalem
Date of depopulationNot known
April 1, 1948
Area
 • Total
4,629 dunams (4.629 km2; 1.787 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
260
Current LocalitiesNataf, Neve Ilan

Bayt Thul was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 1, 1948, under Operation Nachshon. It was located 15.5 km west of Jerusalem.

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