al-Qastal
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al-Qastal is a strategically located Palestinian village near Jerusalem that became a key battleground during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palestinian village
ⓘ
depopulated village ⓘ former populated place ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | death of Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni ⓘ |
| causeOfDepopulation | military assault during 1948 Arab–Israeli War ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Israeli memorials to 1948 fighters
ⓘ
Palestinian narratives of the Nakba ⓘ |
| conflictType | rural village turned military strongpoint in 1948 ⓘ |
| countryDuringBritishMandate | British Mandate of Palestine GENERATED ⓘ |
| currentSiteUse | Israeli national park and memorial site ⓘ |
| dateDepopulated | 1948 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalStatusBefore1948 | Arab village under British Mandate ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | القسطل NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | site of Palestinian depopulated village ⓘ |
| hasHilltopLocation | true ⓘ |
| hasRemainsOf |
fortified structures
ⓘ
village houses ⓘ |
| hasTopographicalFeature | hill commanding main road ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Jerusalem District (Mandatory Palestine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialAtSiteFor | 1948 battles for the road to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| namedAfter | a Crusader or earlier fortress on the site ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | the fortress ⓘ |
| nearbyLocalityAfter1948 | Mevaseret Zion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Jerusalem–Jaffa road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
1948 Arab–Israeli War
ⓘ
Battle for the road to Jerusalem (1948) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| post1948Status | depopulated and not rebuilt as a Palestinian village ⓘ |
| pre1948AdministrativeSubdistrict | Jerusalem Subdistrict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pre1948BuiltEnvironment |
narrow village lanes
ⓘ
stone houses ⓘ |
| pre1948Economy |
grazing and animal husbandry
ⓘ
olive cultivation ⓘ rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
| pre1948Population | Palestinian Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pre1948ReligionMajority | Muslim ⓘ |
| region | central highlands of Palestine ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled access along the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem highway
ⓘ
overlooked the road to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfKeyEvents | March–April 1948 ⓘ |
| wasBattlegroundIn | 1948 Arab–Israeli War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCapturedBy | Haganah forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCapturedDuring | April 1948 fighting ⓘ |
| wasSubjectOf | 1945 British Mandate village statistics ⓘ |
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