Abu Shusha
Abu Shusha was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 8 km southeast of Ramle. It was ethnically cleansed in May 1948.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “‘Amelim”, “Abū Shūsha”, and “Abu-Shushah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tel Gezer and Tel Malot/Gibton.
Tel Gezer
Peak
Gezer is an archaeological site in the foothills of the Judaean Mountains at the border of the Shephelah roughly midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in central Israel. Tel Gezer is situated 3 km east of Abu Shusha.
Tel Malot/Gibton
Scenic viewpoint
Gibbethon or Gibbeton was a biblical city in the land of Canaan. Tel Malot/Gibton is situated 2½ km west of Abu Shusha.
Mazkeret Batya
Railway station
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mazkeret Batya railway station is an Israel Railways passenger station situated on the railway to Beersheba. Mazkeret Batya is situated 3½ km west of Abu Shusha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pedaya and Petahya.
Pedaya
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pedaya is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 937.
Petahya
Village
Photo: Idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petahya is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 915.
Huldah
Village
Photo: MathKnight, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Hulda is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near the Hulda Forest and the Burma Road, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council.
Abu Shusha
- Categories: depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, and former settlement
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Abu Shusha” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أبو شوشة”
- Bosnian: “Ebu Šuša”
- French: “Abou Shousha”
- Indonesian: “Abu Shusha”
- Urdu: “ابو شوشہ”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Abu Shusha”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.