Abu al-Fadl (أبو الفضل)

Place Name

Abu al-Fadl (أبو الفضل)

Place Description

A historic Palestinian hamlet in the central coastal plain, situated near Lydda and Ramla, with the Rafah–Haifa railway passing through its southern part. The inhabitants, known as ʿArab Abu al-Fadl or al-Sutariyya, lived among the surrounding farmland and practiced both rain-fed and irrigated agriculture; major agricultural goods included citrus, bananas, olives, vegetables, and grain, with 1,035 dunums planted in cereals, 822 dunums irrigated or used for orchards, and 818 dunums devoted specifically to citrus and bananas in 1944/45.

Also Known As

أبو الفضل

Place Type

Village

Map Coordinates

Latitude

31.94476

Longitude

34.848101

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

POM_ID:83

Updated By

Wafa Ghnaim