Kudna
Kudna
كُدنة Kidna | |
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| Etymology: Kudna (personal name) | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Kudna (click the buttons) | |
Kudna Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′42″N 34°53′40″E / 31.64500°N 34.89444°E | |
| Palestine grid | 140/117 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Hebron |
| Date of depopulation | 22-23 October 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,744 dunams (15.744 km2; 6.079 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 450 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Beit Nir Britannia Park |
Kudna (Arabic: كُدنة, also known as Kidna) was a Palestinian Arab village on the northwestern slopes of the Hebron hills, about 25 km from Hebron and at an elevation of 250 m above sea level. Its lands covered 15,744 dunams, including olive groves, cereal fields, and pasture grounds. To its west stretched fertile plains known in Arabic as Sahl Ghazāl, while the southern outskirts contained wooded terrain with wild pistachio and carob trees. Natural springs and cisterns provided water, supplemented by seasonal wadis that traversed the area.