Sajad
Sajad (Arabic: سجد) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was located sixteen kilometers south of Ramla. Sajad was established in the late 19th century near a local train station. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war.
Sajad | |
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Village | |
Remains of Sajad Railway platform. | |
| Etymology: Kh. es Sejed, the ruin of adoration | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Sajad (click the buttons) | |
Sajad Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°47′01″N 34°53′34″E | |
| Palestine grid | 139/132 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,795 dunams (2.795 km2 or 1.079 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 370 |
| Current Localities | Israeli military zone |
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