Jilya

Jilya جِليا
Village
Etymology: probably from Gallaa[1][2]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Jilya (click the buttons)
Jilya Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°46′06″N 34°51′52″E / 31.76833°N 34.86444°E / 31.76833; 34.86444
Palestine grid	137/130
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	July 9–10, 1948[5]
Population  (1945)
• Total	330[3][4]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Influence of nearby town's fall

Jilya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. The Romans referred to it as Jilya by Galla. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War by the Givati Brigade of the first stage of Operation Dani on July 9, 1948. It was located 17 km south of Ramla.