Al-Muzayri'a

al-Muzayri'a

المُزيرعة
al-Muzeiri'a
al-Muzayri'a المُزيرعة al-Muzeiri'a
	Roman mausoleum, converted into a shrine and mosque dedicated to an-Nabi Yahya ("Prophet John").
	Etymology: El Mezeirảh, The sown lands
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Muzayri'a (click the buttons)
	al-Muzayri'a Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 32°02′57″N 34°56′58″E / 32.04917°N 34.94944°E
Palestine grid	145/161
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	12 July 1948
Area
• Total	10,822 dunams (10.822 km2 or 4.178 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	1,160
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Israeli forces
Current Localities	Mazor Nechalim El'ad

Al-Muzayri'a (Arabic: المُزيرعة) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated in 1948. In 1998 the new Israeli city of El'ad was built over the ruins.

^ Palmer, 1881, p. 239
^ ^a ^b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 67
^ Cite error: The named reference DoS1945 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Morris, 2004, p. xviii, village 210
^ Morris, 2004, p xxii, settlement # 98
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Khalidi399 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Jakoel, 2017, Elʽad

[1] Palmer, 1881, p. 239

[Hadawi67-2] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 67

[DoS1945-3] Cite error: The named reference DoS1945 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Morris-4] Morris, 2004, p. xviii, village 210

[5] Morris, 2004, p xxii, settlement # 98

[Khalidi399-6] Cite error: The named reference Khalidi399 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Jakoel-7] Jakoel, 2017, Elʽad

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al-Muzayri'a المُزيرعة al-Muzeiri'a
Roman mausoleum, converted into a shrine and mosque dedicated to an-Nabi Yahya ("Prophet John").
Etymology: El Mezeirảh, The sown lands^[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Muzayri'a (click the buttons)
al-Muzayri'a Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°02′57″N 34°56′58″E / 32.04917°N 34.94944°E / 32.04917; 34.94944
Palestine grid	145/161
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	12 July 1948^[4]
Area ^[2]
• Total	10,822 dunams (10.822 km² or 4.178 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	1,160^[2]^[3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Israeli forces
Current Localities	Mazor^[5]^[6] Nechalim^[6] El'ad^[7]