sentences:  Hasan Salama and his son Ali Hassan Salameh (1940-1979) were from Qula.During the twelfth century the Hospitallers established an administrative and collection centre in the village, comprising a tower and a vaulted structure.In 1596, Qula was part of the Ottoman Empire, "nahiya" (subdistrict) of al-Ramla under the Liwa of Gaza, with a population 69 Muslim households; an estimated population of 380.