Shilta
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 Danny. It was located 15 km east of Ramla.
Shiltah
شلتة | |
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Village | |
Members of the Yiftach Brigade in Shiltah during Operation Danny. 1948 | |
| Etymology: Shilta, from personal name | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Shilta (click the buttons) | |
Shiltah Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°55′04″N 35°01′14″E | |
| Palestine grid | 152/147 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | July 15–16, 1948 |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 100 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Shilat Kfar Ruth |
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