Bayt Thul
Bayt Thul was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 1, 1948, under Operation Nachshon. It was located 15.5 km west of Jerusalem.
Bayt Thul
بيت ثول | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: The house of Tul (meaning length) | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Bayt Thul (click the buttons) | |
Bayt Thul Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°49′21″N 35°04′26″E | |
| Palestine grid | 157/136 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Date of depopulation | Not known April 1, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,629 dunams (4.629 km2 or 1.787 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 260 |
| Current Localities | Nataf, Neve Ilan |
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