Khulda

Khulda خُلدة Khuldeh
The largest remaining house in Khulda
Etymology: "the perpetual"[1][2]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Khulda (click the buttons)
Khulda Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°49′10″N 34°54′14″E / 31.81944°N 34.90389°E / 31.81944; 34.90389
Palestine grid	141/136
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	April 6, 1948[5]
Area [4]
• Total	9,461 dunams (9.461 km2 or 3.653 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	280[3][4]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Mishmar David[6]

Khulda (Arabic: خُلدة), also Khuldeh, was a Palestinian Arab village located 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) south of Ramla in the Mandatory Palestine. Known as Huldre to the Crusaders, it is also mentioned in documents dating to the periods of Mamluk, Ottoman, and Mandatory rule over Palestine. During the 1948 war, the village was depopulated as part of Operation Nachshon and was subsequently destroyed. The Israeli kibbutz of Mishmar David was established that same year on land belonging to the village.