Dayr Ayyub

Dayr Ayyub دير أيوب
Etymology: the monastery of Job[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Dayr Ayyub (click the buttons)
Dayr Ayyub Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°49′38″N 35°01′06.45″E / 31.82722°N 35.0184583°E / 31.82722; 35.0184583
Palestine grid	151/137
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	April, 1948[4]
Area [3]
• Total	4,500 dunams (4.5 km2 or 1.7 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	320[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Canada Park

Dayr Ayyub (Arabic: دير أيوب) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on March 6, 1948 by the Givati and Sheva' brigades of Operation Nachshon. It was located 17.5 km southeast of Ramla, situated close to Bab al-Wad. On attack, the village was defended by the Jordanian Army but was mostly destroyed with the exception of a few houses and the village cemetery.