Ras Abu 'Ammar

Ras Abu 'Ammar رأس أبو عمار
Ras Abu 'Ammar 1948
Etymology: The hill top of Abu Ammar[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Ras Abu 'Ammar (click the buttons)
Ras Abu 'Ammar Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°44′17″N 35°05′33″E / 31.73806°N 35.09250°E / 31.73806; 35.09250
Palestine grid	158/127
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Jerusalem
Date of depopulation	October 21, 1948[4]
Area
• Total	8,342 dunams (8.342 km2 or 3.221 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	620[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Tzur Hadassah[5]

Ras Abu 'Ammar (Arabic: رأس أبو عمار) was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 21, 1948, by the Har'el Brigade of Operation ha-Har. It was located 14 km west of Jerusalem, surrounded on three sides by the Wadi al-Sarar.