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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 28, 1948
Distance from district center	13 (km) North of Baysan
Elevation from the sea	100 (meters)
Map location	See location number #4 on the map
Israeli military operation	Gidion Operation
Israeli attacking brigade	Golani Brigade
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	In September 1948, the village was completely destroyed and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Danna inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,177 Jewish 206 Public 1,231 Total 6,614
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 14 0 Planted W/ Cereal 5,132 206 Built up 15 0 Cultivable 5,146 206 Non-Cultivable 1,247 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 28 1922 176 1931 149 1945 190 1948 220 Est. Refugees 1998 1,354
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 28 1948 41
Town's name through history	The Romans referred Danna by Tina'am.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Shrines/maqams	A shrine for local sage known as al-Shaykh Daniyal.
Nearby wadies & rivers	Danna stands on the upper Northeastern slopes of Wadi Danna.
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-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Bushes, cactus plants, thorns, and grass now grow around piles of rubble on the village site "

 

 
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