Welcome To Umm al-Faraj - أم الفرج (אום אל-פרג')

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Statistic & Fact

Value

Occupation Date

May 21, 1948

Distance From District

10.5 (km) Northeast of Acre

Elevation

30 (meters)

Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Details

Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction

Pre-Nakba Aerial View

Map Location

See location #12 on the map

View from satellite

Military Operation

Second stage of Operation Ben-Ami

Attacking Units

Carmeli Brigade

Acts of Terror

Massacre occured by Zionist troops against the town's inhabitants.

Exodus Cause

Military assault by Zionist troops

Village Temains

Umm al-Faraj was mostly destroyed with the exception of its mosque.

Ethnically Cleansing

Umm al-Faraj inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Pre-Nakba
Land Ownership

Ethnic Group	Land Ownership (Dunums)*
Arab	821
Jewish	0
Public	4
**Total	825

*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps

Land Usage
As of 1945

Land Usage	Arab (Dunum)*
Citrus Groves	745
Irrigated & Plantation	42
Planted W/ Cereal	18
Built up	15
Arable	805
Non-Arable	5

*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics

Population

Year	Population*
19th century	200
1922	377
1931	415
1945	800
1948	928
Est. Refugees 1998	5,699

*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics

Number of Houses

Year	Number of Houses
1931	94
1948	210

Town's Name Through History

The Crusaders referred to al-Faraj by Le Fierge.

Places of Warship

One mosque, which is still standing but in need of renovations! Any volunteers?

Exculsive Jewish Colonies
Who Usurped Village Lands

Ben 'Ammi

Village Before Nakba

The village was situated on a flat spot in the Acre plain. It was traversed by a highway that connected Tarshiha, the settlement of Nahariyya, and Acre. The Crusaders called it Le Fierge. In the late nineteenth century, the village of Umm al-Faraj was built of stone and had a population of 200. Its residents planted fig, olive, mulberry, and pomegranate trees. Its older homes were built close together and formed a circle, while the houses built after 1936 were scattered among the orchards. The entire population of Umm al-Faraj was Muslim, and derived its livelihood from agriculture. In 1944/45 a total of 745 dunums was devoted to citrus and bananas and 18 dunums were allotted to cereals; 42 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards.

Village Occupation and Ethnic Cleaning

On 20–21 May 1948, forces of the Carmeli Brigade attacked this and a number of other western Galilean villages in the second stage of Operation Ben-Ami. Specifically mentioning Umm al-Faraj, the operational orders issued by the Brigade commander directed his troops to 'kill among the men' and to 'destroy and burn the villages.' Israeli historian Benny Morris adds that most villages in this area were razed by Haganah sappers, either during this operation or later.

Zionists Colonies on Village Lands

In 1949, part of the settlement of Ben Ammi was established on village lands.

Village Today

Only the stone mosque remains. It is shut and stands in a state of decay amid tall wild grass. Many trees that might predate the village's destruction can be seen. The nearby lands are cultivated; a banana grove belongs to the Ben Ammi settlement.

Source

Dr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains.

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Pre-Nakba Aerial view of the village / صورة من الجو للقرية اخذت قبل النكبة

Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
Firas Eladawi	Adawi	Rome, Italia
ابراهيم عبدالعال	عبدالعال	-
Mohammad Abou Al-Saad	-	-
Ahmad Abou El Saad	-	Rostov, Russia
salah deeb	-	-
Ali Hassan Salem	Salem	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
yaser al haj moussa	-	-
ابو سميح	hweidi	beirut, lebanon
tripole	el arid	north, lebanon
asslan	Asslan	Mazraa village
hamadaaaa	al_areed	saida, lebanon
ghaleb abu elsaad	-	Germany
mona hweidi	-	lebanon
Rashid Net	-	Denmark, Denmark

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