Qalunya

Qalunya
قالونيا
Qaluniya, Colonia, Kolonia, Kulόnieh
Qalunya, before 1949
Etymology: from the Latin Colonia
1870s map
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A series of historical maps of the area around Qalunya (click the buttons)
Qalunya
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°47′49″N 35°9′46″E / 31.79694°N 35.16278°E / 31.79694; 35.16278
Palestine grid165/133
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictJerusalem
Date of depopulationearly April, 1948,
Area
 • Total
4,844 dunams (4.844 km2 or 1.870 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
900
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesMevaseret Zion

Qalunya (Arabic: قالونيا, also transliterated Qaluniya) was a Palestinian village located 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) west of Jerusalem. Prior to the village's destruction in 1948, with the exception of 166 dunams, Qalunya's land was privately owned: 3,594 dunams were owned by Arabs, while 1,084 dunams were owned by Jews.

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