Khirbat Ism Allah خربة إسم الله | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: Kh. Ism Allah, the ruin of the name of God[1] | |
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  Khirbat Ism Allah Location withinMandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates:31°46′59″N34°57′19″E / 31.78306°N 34.95528°E /31.78306; 34.95528 | |
| Palestine grid | 145/132 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Date of depopulation | July 17, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 568dunams (56.8 ha; 140 acres) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 20[2][3] |
Khirbat Ism Allah was aPalestinian Arab hamlet in theJerusalem Subdistrict, located 26 km west ofJerusalem. It was depopulated during the1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 17, 1948, by theHarel Brigade ofOperation Dani. Khirbat Ism Allah was mostly destroyed with the exception of several deserted houses.
In 1883, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine only noted “foundations" here.[4]
According to the1931 census of Palestine, conducted in 1931 by theBritish Mandate authorities, Khirbat Ism Allah had a population of 18 inhabitants, in 4 houses.[5]
In 1944 Zionist establishedKfar Uria about 1,5 km NW of the village site, but not on village land.[6]
In the1945 statistics, Khirbat Ism Allah had a population of 20 Muslims,[2] with a total of 568dunums of land.[3] Of this, 3 dunams were for irrigable land or plantations, 485 forcereals,[7] while 80 dunams were classified as non-cultivable land.[8]
In 1992, the site was described: "The caves in the northern part of the site still show evidence of their former use as dwellings; the remains of arched entrances are present. In the southern part of the site, a few ruined houses are surrounded by low stone walls. This area has been recently repopulated by a Jewish shepherd family that renovated and occupied one of the houses. The walled in area is used as a goat barn, and the entire area has become a grazing site for the family's flock. The family uses the village spring to the west."[6]
