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.
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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: Ayalon Cave and Church of Saint George.

Cave
Photo: חובב אפלולית, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , in academic papers spelled Ayyalon… is situated 3 km south of Daniyal.

Church
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
The is a church, located in the city of , . is situated 3½ km northwest of Daniyal.

Archaeological site
The is a mosaic floor dated to ca. 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 .

Village
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
is a religious moshav in .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a moshav in central .

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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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”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ben Shemen and Ahisamakh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ya‘ar Ben Shemen and Ben Shemen Interchange.

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