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| al-Tira District of Baysan الطيرة/المرج/الزعبية - א-טירה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
On 26th of March 1948, the village was ethnically cleansed based on the
orders of Yosef Weitz (a Jewish National Fund official). Weitz wrote
in his diary about the inhabitants of Qumya and al-Tira
in the Baysan valley:
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
April 15, 1948
Distance from district center
17.5 (km) North of Baysan
Elevation from the sea
125 (meters)
Map location
See location number #2 on the map
Exodus Cause
Haganah 'Wispering' campaign (psychological warfare)
Village remains
after destruction by Israelisal-Tira was completely destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
Not taking upon themselves the responsibility of preventing the infiltration of
irregulars .... They must be forced to leave their villages until peace comes.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
4,463
Jewish
2,604
Public
3,140
Total
10,207
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
56
0
Planted W/ Cereal
4,624
2,603
Built up
29
1
Cultivable
4,680
2,603
Non-Cultivable
2,894
0
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
130
1931
108
1945
200 (50 Jewish)
1948
174
Est. Refugees 1998
1,069
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
24
1948
38
Shrines/maqams
A shrine for a local sage known as al-Shaykh Dhiyab.
Nearby wadies & rivers
The village overlooks Wadi al-Bira.
Water supplies
'Ayn al-Bayda was the main source of drinking water for al-Tira inhabitants.
Archeological sites
al-Tira has a khirba which contains ancient ruins, inhabited caves and cisterns.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Kibbutz Gazit, Kefar Qish, & Ma'dharare
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External Links
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The ruins of stone houses, covered with grass and thorns, are all that remain of al-Tira"
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| Topic | Replies Count |
 Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001Last reply posted on SEPTEMBER-20-2006 Sign al-Tira's Guest Book - سجل الزوار |
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| Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج |
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| Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج |
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| Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات |
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| Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى |
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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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| Posted by TAREK AMOURA on NOVEMBER-17-2003 Last reply posted on SEPTEMBER-11-2004 CAN YOU SEND ME THE FAMILYS NAMES HOW WAS LIVING IN AL TIRA AT 1948 PLEASE |
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