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Ra'na
Sign in to save'''Ra'na''' () was a village located approximately 26 km northwest of Hebron. It was occupied by the Israeli army during Operation Yo'av in October 1948. It was one of 16 villages in the Hebron district that were depopulated.
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- מועצה אזורית יואב
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- מחוז הדרום
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- ישראל
- Population
- 609
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'''Ra'na''' () was a village located approximately 26 km northwest of Hebron. It was occupied by the Israeli army during Operation Yo'av in October 1948. It was one of 16 villages in the Hebron district that were depopulated.
==History== In 1838, during the Ottoman Empire, Edward Robinson noted it as Muslim village, located in the Gaza district. He further reported that the fields of Ra'na were planted with tobacco and cotton.
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