Qatra

Qatra قطرة
Etymology: drop[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Qatra (click the buttons)
Qatra Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°49′18.9″N 34°46′39.1″E / 31.821917°N 34.777528°E / 31.821917; 34.777528
Palestine grid	129/136
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	May 1948[3]
Area
• Total	7,853 dunams (7.853 km2 or 3.032 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	1,210[2]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Secondary cause	Expulsion by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Gedera[4] and Kidron[4][5]

Qatra (Arabic: قطرة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) southwest of the city of Ramla and 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of Jerusalem, some 50 meters (160 ft) above sea level.^[6] It was depopulated in May 1948.