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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 1, 1948
Distance from district center	16 (km) Northeast of Acre
Elevation from the sea	375 (meters)
Map location	See location number #16 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Dekel
Israeli attacking brigade	Sheva' (Seventh) and Carmeli brigades
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Khirbat Jiddina was mostly destroyed with the exception of the Crusades fortress, which has been preserved as a tourist attraction.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Jiddin, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 4,238 Jewish 3,349 Public 0 Total 7,587
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Planted W/ Cereal 22 32 Cultivable 22 32 Non-Cultivable 4,216 3,317
Population before occupation	Year Population 1945 1,500 1948 1,740 Est. Refugees 1998 10,685
Town's name through history	The Crusades referred to Khirbat Jiddina by Judyn.
Inhabitants place of origin	Until occupation by the Israelis in 48, 'Arab al-Suwaytat Bedouin tribe used to live in the ruined fortress.
Archeological sites	The village contains a fortress built in the 12th century by the Crusades, which was later destroyed by Saladin. In 1780 it was repaired by al-Thahur al-Omar (The 1st independent Palestinian learder).
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Yechi'am, Qiryat, and Ga'ton.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The fortress has been preserved as a tourist attraction."

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