Qazaza

Qazaza
قزازة
Kezazeh, Kerazeh
Remains of the Wadi al-Sarar Railway Station, on the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway line, located 3 km (2 mi) due north of the village.
Etymology: from personal name
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Qazaza (click the buttons)
Qazaza
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°46′44″N 34°52′34″E / 31.77889°N 34.87611°E / 31.77889; 34.87611
Palestine grid138/131
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictRamle
Date of depopulation9–10 July 1948
Area
 • Total
18,829 dunams (18.829 km2; 7.270 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
940
Cause(s) of depopulationInfluence of nearby town's fall
Current LocalitiesIsrael Defense Forces base

Qazaza (Arabic: قزازة) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 19 kilometers (12 mi) south of Ramla. It was depopulated in 1948.

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