Jilya
Jilya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. The Romans referred to it as Jilya by Galla. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War by the Givati Brigade of the first stage of Operation Dani on July 9, 1948. It was located 17 km south of Ramla.
Jilya
جِليا | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: probably from Gallaa | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Jilya (click the buttons) | |
Jilya Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°46′06″N 34°51′52″E | |
| Palestine grid | 137/130 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | July 9–10, 1948 |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 330 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
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