Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 30, 1948
Distance from district center	15.5 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	50 (meters)
Map location	See location number #36 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Yo'av
Israeli attacking brigade	Possibly a combination of Giv'ati, Negev, and Yiftach brigades
Defenders	Egyptian Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely destroyed, and only one house remains. If this house is yours, then your are welcome to claim it back!
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Bayt Jirja inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 8,015 Jewish 116 Public 350 Total 8,481
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 434 98 Irrigated & Plantation 618 18 Planted W/ Cereal 6,911 0 Built up 25 0 Cultivable 7,963 116 Non-Cultivable 377 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 468 1922 397 1931 619 1945 940 1948 1,090 Est. Refugees 1998 6,696
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 115 1948 202
Religious institutions	One mosque
Shrines/maqams	A shrine for al-Nabi Jirja.
Nearby wadies & rivers	Bayt Jirja was overlooking Wadi al-'Abd.
Water supplies	The village had number of wells, ranging in depth from 30 to 80 meters deep.
Archeological sites	Bayt Jirja contained Khirbat 'Amuda, which was known to the Crusades by Amouhde, and it contained pottery fragments, cisterns, and a pool.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Mavqi'im, Ge'a, and Talmey Yafe.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in 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:
"The site is encircled by barbed wire fencing, with only the street and scattered rubble still visible. One house on the northern edge of the village remains, along with some sycamore trees and cactuses."