Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 30, 1948
Distance from district center	25 (km) Northeast of Acre
Elevation from the sea	600 (meters)
Map location	See location number #17 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Hiram
Israeli attacking brigade	Golani Brigade's First Battalion
Defenders	Arab Liberation Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Suhmata was mostly destroyed with the exception of the nearby Crusaders castle.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Suhmata inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 9,572 Jewish 0 Public 7,484 Total 17,056
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 1,901 Area planted w/ olives 2,110 Planted W/ Cereal 3,290 Built up 135 Cultivable 5,191 Non-Cultivable 11,730
Population before occupation	Year Population 19th century 400 1922 632 1931 796 1945 1,130 1948 1,311 Est. Refugees 1998 8,050
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 175 1948 288
Town's name through history	The Crusaders referred to Suhmata in a similar way they referred to the nearby castle Samueth.
Schools	Two schools: the 1st was an elementary school for boys which was founded by the Ottomans in 1886, and the 2nd was an Agricultural School, founded during the British Mandate period.
Religious institutions	One mosque and one church.
Water supplies	Suhmata had two rain-fed pools, which provided water for irrigation.
Archeological sites	The village contained a Crusader castle, known as 'Samueth', which was later rebuilt by al-Thahir al-Umar. He was the first independent Palestinian ruler, who controlled northern Palestine during the late 18th Century. It also shows the remains of a Byzantine church.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Tzuri'el and Chosen
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site is covered with debris and broken walls from fallen stone houses, all of which are scattered among the olive trees that grow there. A castle and a wall that were probably built by the Crusaders still stand."