Ramle - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Ramle Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,509,291,601 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Ramla
(redirected from Ramle)

    Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.04 sec.

Ramla

Town in Israel, 20 km/12 mi southeast of Tel Aviv-Yafo; population (1990 est) 45,000. Before its capture by the Israeli army in1948, Ramla was an Arab town.

Ramla was founded in 716 by the Umayyads. The town was captured by the Crusaders in 1187, and became the headquarters of Richard (I) the Lion-Heart. The town contains the ‘Tower of the Forty Martyrs’, of Muslim origin, dating from the 14th century.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in
No references found
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.