Daniyal

Daniyal was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict that was located 5 km east of and southeast of . It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 10, 1948, by the Yiftach Brigade under the first phase of Operation Dani, as part of the broader 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight and Nakba.
Wikipedia
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as: “Daniel”, “Dāniyāl”, “Daniyel”, “Danyal”, “Kefar Daniel”, “Kefar Daniyyel”, and “KfarDaniyyel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ayalon Cave and Church of Saint George.

Cave
Photo: חובב אפלולית, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , in academic papers spelled Ayyalon Cave, is a large limestone cave near , , with a worldwide unique ecosystem. As photosynthesis is not possible inside the completely dark cave, the food chain that developed inside is solely based… is situated 3 km south of Daniyal.

Church
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
The is a church, located in the city of , . The church contains a sarcophagus venerated as the tomb of the fourth-century Christian martyr Saint George. is situated 3½ km northwest of Daniyal.

Archaeological site
The is a mosaic floor dated to ca. 300 CE discovered in 1996 in the town of . Believed to have been created for a private villa, it is one of the largest and best-preserved mosaic floors uncovered in the country. is situated 3½ km northwest of Daniyal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar Daniel and Gimzo.

Village
Photo: Rav, Public domain.
is a moshav shitufi in central . Located around four kilometres south-east of and covering 2,900 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 614.

Village
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
is a religious moshav in . Located between and Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 1,150.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a moshav in central . Located around four kilometres east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 849.

Daniyal

Latitude
31.93425° or 31° 56′ 3″ north
Longitude
34.93165° or 34° 55′ 54″ east
Elevation
112 metres (367 feet)
Open location code
8G3PWWMJ+MM
Geo­Names ID
294553
Wiki­data ID
Q5219890
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Satellite Map

Discover Daniyal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Daniyal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دانيال”
  • French: “Daniyal”
  • Hebrew: “Kfar Daniyyel”
  • Hebrew: “דאניאל”
  • Hebrew: “כפר דניאל”
  • Hindi: “दानियाल”
  • Indonesian: “Daniyal”
  • Persian: “دانیال (روستای ویران‌شده فلسطینی)”
  • Persian: “دانیال”
  • Polish: “Danijal”
  • Urdu: “دانیال، رملہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Dhanyal, Bijapur”

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