Ra'na

Ra'na

رعنة
Ra'na رعنة
	Etymology: The spur of a Hill
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Ra'na (click the buttons)
	Ra'na Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°39′57″N 34°52′43″E / 31.66583°N 34.87861°E
Palestine grid	138/119
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Hebron
Date of depopulation	22–23 October 1948
Area
• Total	6.925 dunams (0.6925 ha or 1.711 acres)
Population (1945)
• Total	190
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Gal On

Ra'na (Arabic: رعنة) was a village located approximately 26 km northwest of Hebron. It was occupied by the Israeli army during Operation Yo'av in October 1948. It was one of 16 villages in the Hebron district that were depopulated.

^ Palmer, 1881, p. 273
^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 23
^ ^a ^b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 50
^ Morris, 2004, p. xix, village #296. Also gives cause of depopulation

[1] Palmer, 1881, p. 273

[DoS1945-2] Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 23

[Hadawi50-3] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 50

[Morrispxvii-4] Morris, 2004, p. xix, village #296. Also gives cause of depopulation

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Ra'na رعنة
Etymology: The spur of a Hill^[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Ra'na (click the buttons)
Ra'na Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°39′57″N 34°52′43″E / 31.66583°N 34.87861°E / 31.66583; 34.87861
Palestine grid	138/119
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Hebron
Date of depopulation	22–23 October 1948^[4]
Area ^[3]
• Total	6.925 dunams (0.6925 ha or 1.711 acres)
Population (1945)
• Total	190^[2]^[3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Gal On