Al-Burj, Ramle

Al-Burj

البرج
Al-Burj البرج
	Etymology: The tower
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Burj, Ramle (click the buttons)
	Al-Burj Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°54′07″N 35°01′14″E / 31.90194°N 35.02056°E
Palestine grid	152/145
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	July 15–16, 1948
Area
• Total	4,708 dunams (4.708 km2 or 1.818 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	480
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Kfar Rut

Al-Burj (Arabic: البرج) was a Palestinian Arab village 14 km east of Ramle close to the highway to Ramallah, which was depopulated in 1948. Its name, "the tower", is believed to be derived from the crusader castle, Castle Arnold, built on the site. Victorian visitors in the 19th century recorded seeing crusader ruins close to the village.^[6]

^ Palmer, 1881, p. 292
^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 29
^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 66 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ Morris, 2004, p. xix village #236. Also gives cause of depopulation.
^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 371
^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 371, referring to Robinson, 1841, vol 3, p. 57; and Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 15

[1] Palmer, 1881, p. 292

[1945p29-2] Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 29

[Hadawi66-3] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 66 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

[Morris-4] Morris, 2004, p. xix village #236. Also gives cause of depopulation.

[Khalidi371-5] Khalidi, 1992, p. 371

[6] Khalidi, 1992, p. 371, referring to Robinson, 1841, vol 3, p. 57; and Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 15

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Al-Burj البرج
Etymology: The tower^[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Burj, Ramle (click the buttons)
Al-Burj Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°54′07″N 35°01′14″E / 31.90194°N 35.02056°E / 31.90194; 35.02056
Palestine grid	152/145
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	July 15–16, 1948^[4]
Area
• Total	4,708 dunams (4.708 km² or 1.818 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	480^[2]^[3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Kfar Rut^[5]