Innaba
'Innaba, also spelled 'Annaba, was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 10, 1948 by the Yiftach and Eighth Brigades of Operation Dani.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Ruin
- Description: village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “‘Inabah”, “‘Innāba”, “‘Innābe”, “Annabeh”, “Beit ‘Anavah”, “H̱orbat Bet ‘Anava”, and “Horbat Bet `Anava”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pa’atai Modi’in and Ayalon Cave.
Pa’atai Modi’in
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paatei Modi'in railway station is the next-to-last station on the Nahariya-Modi'in Israel Railways line, serving the residents of Modi'in. It was opened in September 2007. Pa’atai Modi’in is situated 1½ km southeast of Innaba.
Ayalon Cave
Cave
Photo: חובב אפלולית, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ayalon Cave is a large limestone cave near Ramla, Israel, with a worldwide unique ecosystem. As photosynthesis is not possible inside the completely dark cave, the food chain that developed inside is solely based on bacteria capable of chemosynthesis: the… Ayalon Cave is situated 2 km northwest of Innaba.
Barfilya
Peak
Photo: McKaby, Public domain.
Barfiliya was a Palestinian village located 10.5 kilometres east of Ramla that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Located on a tell, excavations conducted there by Israeli archaeologists beginning in 1995 found artifacts dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period. Barfilya is situated 4 km east of Innaba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kfar Shmuel and Gimzo.
Kfar Shmuel
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kfar Shmuel is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around six kilometres south of Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 953.
Gimzo
Village
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
Gimzo is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located between Lod and Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,155. Gimzo is situated 3 km north of Innaba.
Beit Hashmonai
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beit Hashmonai is a community settlement in central Israel. Located five kilometers south-east of Ramla, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 2,162. Beit Hashmonai is situated 3 km southwest of Innaba.
Innaba
- Categories: depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, former settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Innaba” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عنابة”
- Hebrew: “H̱orbat Bet Anava”
- Hebrew: “חרבת בית ענבה”
- Hebrew: “עינאבה”
- Hebrew: “ענאבה”
- Indonesian: “Innaba”
- Polish: “Innaba”
- Urdu: “عنابہ، رملہ”
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