Umm Kalkha

Umm Kalkha اُم كلخة
Etymology: Khurbet Umm Kelkhah; The ruin of kelkha (a plant like fennel) [1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Umm Kalkha (click the buttons)
Umm Kalkha Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°48′51″N 34°51′57″E / 31.81417°N 34.86583°E / 31.81417; 34.86583
Palestine grid	137/135
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	April 7, 1948
Population  (1945)
• Total	60[2][3]
Current Localities	Yesodot[4][5]

Umm Kalkha was a small Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 7, 1948, during Operation Nachshon. It was located 12.5 km south of Ramla, situated on the northern banks of Wadi al-Sarar.