Zarnuqa
Zarnuqa (Arabic: زرنوقة), also Zarnuga, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated on 27–28 May 1948 during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Zarnuqa
زرنوقة | |
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Village mosque in 2016. | |
| Etymology: "The rivulet" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Zarnuqa (click the buttons) | |
Zarnuqa Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′47″N 34°47′17″E | |
| Palestine grid | 130/143 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | 27–28 May 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,545 dunams (7.545 km2 or 2.913 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 2,380 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Rehovot, Kvutzat Shiller, Gibton and Givat Brenner |
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