Qazaza

Qazaza

قزازة
Kezazeh, Kerazeh
Qazaza قزازة Kezazeh, Kerazeh
	Remains of the Wadi al-Sarar Railway Station, on the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway line, located 3 km (2 mi) due north of the village.
	Etymology: from personal name
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Qazaza (click the buttons)
	Qazaza Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°46′44″N 34°52′34″E / 31.77889°N 34.87611°E
Palestine grid	138/131
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	9–10 July 1948
Area
• Total	18,829 dunams (18.829 km2 or 7.270 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	940
Cause(s) of depopulation	Influence of nearby town's fall
Current Localities	Israel Defense Forces base

Qazaza (Arabic: قزازة) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 19 kilometers (12 mi) south of Ramla. It was depopulated in 1948.

^ Cite error: The named reference Khalidi 1992, p. 405 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Palmer, 1881, p. 268
^ Morris, 2004, p. xix, village number 265. Also gives cause of depupulation

Qazaza قزازة Kezazeh, Kerazeh
Remains of the Wadi al-Sarar Railway Station, on the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway line, located 3 km (2 mi) due north of the village.^[1]
Etymology: from personal name^[2]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Qazaza (click the buttons)
Qazaza Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°46′44″N 34°52′34″E / 31.77889°N 34.87611°E / 31.77889; 34.87611
Palestine grid	138/131
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	9–10 July 1948^[3]
Area
• Total	18,829 dunams (18.829 km² or 7.270 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	940
Cause(s) of depopulation	Influence of nearby town's fall
Current Localities	Israel Defense Forces base