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Tall al-Shawk
District of Baysan
تل الشوك - תל א-שוכ
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value

Israeli occupation date May 12, 1948

Distance from district center 5 (km) West of Baysan

Elevation from the sea -100 (meters)

Map location See location number #19 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.

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis Tall al-Shawk inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Land ownership
before occupation

Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)

Arab 65

Jewish 3,116

Public 504

Total 3,685

Land usage in 1945

Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)

Area planted w/ citrus 0 24

Irrigated & Plantation 14 40

Planted W/ Cereal 33 3,052

Cultivable 47 3,116

Non-Cultivable 522 0

Population
before occupation

Year Population

1922 58

1931 41

1945 120

1948 139

Est. Refugees 1998 855

Number of houses

Year Number of houses

1931 11

1948 37

Nearby wadies & rivers Tall al-Shawk is situated between the al-Januna'in River on the north and Wadi al-Jawsaq on the south.

Archeological sites The village was built above an ancient archeological site. The nearby Tall al-Shaykh Humus contains ancient granite colums.

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:
"No traces of the village remain. The site itself is covered with weeds and thorns and is traversed by a man-made canal."

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Village Site in 1990

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Topic	Replies Count
Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Sign Tall al-Shawk's Guest Book - سجل الزوار	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات	0
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى	0
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؟	0

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