Ras Abu 'Ammar
Ras Abu 'Ammar
رأس أبو عمار | |
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Ras Abu 'Ammar 1948 | |
| Etymology: The hill top of Abu Ammar | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Ras Abu 'Ammar (click the buttons) | |
Ras Abu 'Ammar Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′17″N 35°05′33″E / 31.73806°N 35.09250°E | |
| Palestine grid | 158/127 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Date of depopulation | October 21, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,342 dunams (8.342 km2; 3.221 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 620 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Tzur Hadassah |
Ras Abu 'Ammar (Arabic: رأس أبو عمار) was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 21, 1948, by the Har'el Brigade of Operation ha-Har. It was located 14 km west of Jerusalem, surrounded on three sides by the Wadi al-Sarar.