Dhanyal

Daniyal
Pre-1948 structure from Daniyal, photo taken in 2014
Daniyal
Arabic	دانيال
Name meaning	Daniel
Subdistrict	Ramle
Coordinates	31°55′52″N 34°55′45″E / 31.93111°N 34.92917°E / 31.93111; 34.92917Coordinates: 31°55′52″N 34°55′45″E / 31.93111°N 34.92917°E / 31.93111; 34.92917
Palestine grid	143/148
Population	410 (1945)
Date of depopulation	July 10, 1948
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current localities	Kfar Daniel

Daniyal (Arabic: دانيال‎‎) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 10, 1948 by the Yiftach Brigade under the first phase of Operation Dani. It was located 5 km east of Ramla and southeast of Lydda.

In 1945, it had a population of 410 Muslims. An elementary school for boys which is still standing today was founded in 1945, and had an enrollment of 55 students. A shrine for al-Nabi Daniyal is also still intact.

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