Qazaza

Qazaza
قزازة
Kezazeh, Kerazeh
Remains of the Wadi al-Sarar Railway Station, on the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway line, located 3 km (2 mi) due north of the village.[1]
Remains of the Wadi al-Sarar Railway Station, on the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway line, located 3 km (2 mi) due north of the village.[1]
Etymology: from personal name[2]
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
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Qazaza is located in Mandatory Palestine
Qazaza
Qazaza
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°46′44″N 34°52′34″E / 31.77889°N 34.87611°E / 31.77889; 34.87611
Palestine grid138/131
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictRamle
Date of depopulation9–10 July 1948[3]
Area
 • Total18,829 dunams (18.829 km2 or 7.270 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total940
Cause(s) of depopulationInfluence of nearby town's fall
Current LocalitiesIsrael Defense Forces base

Qazaza (Arabic: قزازة) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 19 kilometers (12 mi) south of Ramla. It was depopulated in 1948.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Khalidi 1992, p. 405 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 268
  3. ^ Morris, 2004, p. xix, village number 265. Also gives cause of depupulation

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