Lydda–Ramle–Jerusalem corridor

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The Lydda–Ramle–Jerusalem corridor is a strategically vital land route in central Israel/Palestine connecting the coastal plain with Jerusalem, historically contested and central to military operations and population movements during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Jerusalem corridor 2
Burma Road (Israel) 1

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
strategic land corridor
transportation corridor
connects Jerusalem NERFINISHED
coastal plain
formsPartOf central transportation network of Israel/Palestine
hasHistoricalSignificanceFor 1948 war front lines
Arab–Israeli conflict NERFINISHED
hasStrategicImportanceFor access to Jerusalem
isAssociatedWith control of road infrastructure between coast and Jerusalem
control of supply routes to Jerusalem
isCharacterizedBy strategic control over movement between coast and highlands
isImportantFor civilian transportation to Jerusalem
military logistics
isLinkedToEvent battles over access to Jerusalem in 1948
displacement of local populations in 1948
isPartOf broader central Palestine front in 1948
locatedIn central Israel/Palestine
passesThrough Lydda NERFINISHED
Ramle NERFINISHED
wasContestedBy Arab forces in 1948
Jewish forces in 1948
wasSiteOf major military operations in 1948
population movements in 1948
wasStrategicallyVitalDuring 1948 Arab–Israeli War

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Latrun location Lydda–Ramle–Jerusalem corridor
this entity surface form: Jerusalem corridor
Operation Danny location Lydda–Ramle–Jerusalem corridor
Operation Nachshon location Lydda–Ramle–Jerusalem corridor
this entity surface form: Jerusalem corridor
Battle of Latrun relatedTo Lydda–Ramle–Jerusalem corridor
this entity surface form: Burma Road (Israel)