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Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
June 11, 1948
Distance from district center
10.5 (km) East of Acre
Elevation from the sea
60 (meters)
Map location
See location number #23 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation Dekel
Defenders
Local militia & Arab Liberation Army
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelisal-Birwa was mostly destroyed with the exception of three houses, two shrines, and one of the village schools remain standing.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelisal-Birwa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
12,939
Jewish
546
Public
57
Total
13,542
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
1,548
16
Area planted w/ olives
1,200
0
Planted W/ Cereal
8,457
431
Built up
59
0
Cultivable
10,005
447
Non-Cultivable
2,932
99
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1596
121
19th century
900
1922
807
1931
996
1945
1,460
1948
1,694
Est. Refugees 1998
10,401
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
224
1948
380
Town's name through history
The Crusades referred to al-Birwa by Broet.
Schools
al-Birwa had two schools: the 1st school was an elementary school for boys founded by the Ottomans in 1888, and the 2nd was for girls which was founded in 1943 (one of the schools remains standing, but it requires serious renovations guys. Any volunteers!)
Notable people from town
The famous Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, who currently resides in Ramallah, occupied West Bank.
Religious institutions
One mosque and one church.
Shrines/maqams
Two shrines for local sages , and both shrines remain standing to this date.
Archeological sites
Khirbat Tall Bir al-Gharbi to the west contains artifacts dating from 2300 to 900 B.C.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Kibbutz Yas'ur and Achihud.
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Three houses, two shrines, and a school remain. One of these shrines is made of stone and has a dome with a shallow curvature that spans the entire roof. The school's architecture is similar to that of Qula (see Quia, al-Ramla District). All of these landmarks stand deserted amid cactuses, weeds, and fig, olive, and mulberry trees. The debris of destroyed houses punctuates the vegetation. There are also some graves near the site that are in a state of neglect. Part of the site and the land are farmed by the residents of Achihud."
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