Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 10, 1948
Distance from district center	14.5 (km) Northeast of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	125 (meters)
Map location	See location number #3 on the map
Israeli attacking brigade	Armored and Alexandroni Brigades
Defenders	Jordanian Army
Israeli acts of terror	Massacre occured by Jewish troops against the town's inhabitants.
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	On September 13th, 1948, Qula was completely obliterated and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Qula inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 3,885 Jewish 271 Public 191 Total 4,347
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 105 0 Area planted w/ olives 460 0 Planted W/ Cereal 2,846 154 Built up 26 0 Cultivable 2,951 154 Non-Cultivable 1,099 117
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 380 1922 480 1931 697 1945 1,010 1948 1,172 Est. Refugees 1998 7,195
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 172 1948 289
Town's name through history	Qula may have picked its name from the nearby Crusades' fortress, Cola or Chola.
Schools	An elementary school for boys was founded in 1919, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 134 students.
Notable people from town	Qula was the birthplace of the famous Palestinian leader Hasan Salameh, who commanded the defences of al-Lydd and al-Ramla cities during the 1948 war. This Palestinian hero was shot and killed during the battle of Ras al-'Ayn, northwest of Jaffa, in early June 1948.
Religious institutions	One Mosque
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No Israeli settlements on village lands.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"A forest covers much of the village site. The rubble of crumbled houses and terraces lies among the trees, and cactuses and fig, mulberry, and eucalyptus trees grow there as well. The only remaining landmark is the school, on the west side of the site."

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