Arabic شلتة Palestine grid 152/147 Date of depopulation July 15–16, 1948 | Population 100 (1945) Local time Saturday 4:47 PM | |
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Name meaning Shilta, from personal name Weather 18°C, Wind W at 24 km/h, 59% Humidity | ||
Shilta was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 18, 1948 by the First Battalion of the Yiftach Brigade in the Operation Dani. It was located 15 km east of Ramla.
History
According to a census conducted in 1931 by the British Mandate authorities, Shilta had a population of 22 inhabitants, in 7 houses.
In 1945, the village had a population of 100 Muslims.
References
Shilta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA