Dayr Amr
Dayr 'Amr
دير عمرو | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: Khurbet Deir 'Amr (transl. the ruin of the monastery of Amr) | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Dayr Amr (click the buttons) | |
Dayr 'Amr Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′37″N 35°05′48″E / 31.77694°N 35.09667°E | |
| Palestine grid | 159/131 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Date of depopulation | July 17, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,072 dunams (3.072 km2; 1.186 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 10 |
| Current Localities | Eitanim |
Dayr 'Amr was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 17, 1948, by the Fourth Battalion of the Har'el Brigade, during the second stage of Operation Dan. It was located 12.5 km west of Jerusalem. Dayr 'Amr was named after a local sage known by al-Sa'i 'Amr and a shrine was in the village dedicated to him.