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al-Ashrafiyya
District of Baysan
الأشرفية - אל-אשרפיה
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value

Israeli occupation date May 12, 1948

Distance from district center 4.5 (km) Southwest of Baysan

Elevation from the sea -125 (meters)

Map location See location number #20 on the map

Israeli military operation Operation Gideon

Israeli attacking brigade Golan Brigades and possibly Irgun Zvai Leumi (IZL) too.

Exodus Cause Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis The village was completely destroyed and defaced.

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis Upon occupation, both Farwana and al-Ashrafiyya inhabitants fled towards Jordan.

Land ownership
before occupation

Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)

Arab 4,608

Jewish 1,293

Public 810

Total 6,711

Land usage in 1945

Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)

Area planted w/ citrus 143 11

Irrigated & Plantation 4,458 772

Planted W/ Cereal 590 510

Cultivable 5,191 1,293

Non-Cultivable 227 0

Population
before occupation

Year Population

1922 136

1931 48

1945 230

1948 267

Est. Refugees 1998 1,638

Number of houses

Year Number of houses

1931 11

1948 61

Nearby wadies & rivers The village is situated nearby Wadi al-Maddu'.

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Reshafim & Sheluchot.

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site and the area around it are cultivated by the residents of Reshafim. A fishery also has been built on the site."

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Village Site In 1990

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Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Sign al-Ashrafiyya'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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