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Kafra
District of Baysan
كفرة - כפרה
Ethnically cleansed days ago
 
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Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date May 16, 1948
Distance from district center 10.5 (km) North of Baysan
Elevation from the sea 180 (meters)
Map location See location number #7 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
The village was completely obliterated and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
Kafra inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 7,409
Jewish 0
Public 1,763
Total 9,172
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation 36
Area planted w/ olives 83
Planted W/ Cereal 8,379
Built up 18
Cultivable 8,415
Non-Cultivable 739
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1922 273
1931 298
1945 430
1948 499
Est. Refugees 1998 3,063
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 81
1948 135
Shrines/maqams A shrine for a local religious teacher known as al-Shaykh Muhammad.
Archeological sites Kafra contains the ruins of an unknown ancient village on its lands.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands No Israeli settlements on village lands.
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Cactuses grow amid the rubble of the village. Almond, olive, and fig trees grow on the site, and a fence surrounds much of the land in the vicinity."

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Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001
      Last reply posted on SEPTEMBER-24-2004

Sign Kafra's Guest Book - سجل الزوار
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Posted by Abu ahmad on FEBRUARY-9-2007

Dear all ,
Endless thanks , success in patriotic mission.
I suggest to start up a link to start a direct chat to help us to comm. live and get to know each other. see you in Palestine in sha'a Allah.
Abu Ahmad
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Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008

Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return?
هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟

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