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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 20, 1948
Distance from district center	7.5 (km) South of Baysan
Elevation from the sea	-225 (meters)
Map location	See location number #25 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Gideon
Israeli attacking brigade	Golani Brigade
Exodus Cause	Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	'Arab al-Safa was completely obliterated and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	'Arab al-Safa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 7,549 Jewish 2,523 Public 2,446 Total 12,518
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 0 49 Irrigated & Plantation 0 14 Planted W/ Cereal 8,371 2,460 Cultivable 8,371 2,523 Non-Cultivable 1,624 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 225 1922 225 1931 540 1945 650 1948 754 Est. Refugees 1998 4,630
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 108 1948 150
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village was situated close to Wadi al-Shaykh Mahmud.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No Israeli settlements on village lands.
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:
"Three palm trees stand on the village site. The surrounding lands are used for growing wheat."

Display Name

Clan/Hamolah

Country of Residence

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