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Template:Infobox former Arab villages in Palestine
Sheikh Badr (Template:Lang-ar) was an Arab suburb village on a hilltop in west Jerusalem.
History
The village was depopulated during the 1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. During the British Mandate of Palestine it was part of the Jerusalem municipality. A temporary burial ground for Israelis who died during the siege on Jerusalem was established there. After the establishment of the State of Israel, the area was renamed Givat Ram.
Archeological findings
Archaeological excavations in the area formerly known as Sheikh Badr indicate that the site was inhabited from Iron Age II to the Byzantine period (late 8th century BCE to early 7th century CE). Meager finds from the Ummayad, Abbasid and Mamluk periods do not indicate any permanent occupation after the mid-7th century. The strategic location at the top of the ascent from the coastal plain (or descent for those leaving the Old City of Jerusalem may explain the long period of settlement in this area. Digs were carried out in 1949, 1968 and 1992-1993.
See also
- List of Arab towns and villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
- List of villages depopulated during the Arab-Israeli conflict
References
- The birth of the Palestinian refugee problem revisited, Benny Morris
- Binyanei Ha'Uma | The Shelby White - Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publications