Arabic دير أبو سلمه Palestine grid 146/150 Date of depopulation 13 July 1948 | Subdistrict Ramle Local time Saturday 6:13 PM | |
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Cause(s) of depopulation Military assault by Yishuv forces Weather 14°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Dayr Abu Salama was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 8 km northeast of Ramla. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 13, 1948 in the first phase of Operation Dani.
In 1945, it had a population of 60 Muslims. A shrine for a local sage known as al-Shaykh Abu Salama is also located in the village.
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