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Bayt Tima
District of Gaza
بيت طيما - בית טימא
Ethnically cleansed days ago
 
Remains of a large mansion, Bayt Tima               eMail to a friend
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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date October 18, 1948
Distance from district center 21 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea 75 (meters)
Map location See location number #31 on the map
Israeli military operation Operation Yo'av
Israeli attacking brigade Giv'ati Brigade
Defenders Egyptian Army
Israeli acts of terror Massacre occured by Jewish troops against the town's inhabitants.
Exodus Cause Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis
The village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
Bayt Tima inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 10,753
Jewish 0
Public 289
Total 11,032
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation 197
Planted W/ Cereal 10,444
Built up 60
Cultivable 10,641
Non-Cultivable 331
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1596 693
1922 606
1931 762
1945 1,060
1948 1,230
Est. Refugees 1998 7,551
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 157
1948 253
Schools In 1946, Bayt Tima shared with the nearby villages of Kawkaba and Hulayqat an elementary school for boys.
Religious institutions One Mosque
Shrines/maqams The village had two shrine for a couple of unknown individuals.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands No 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:
"Sycamore and carob trees grow around the rubble on the site. The land is used for agriculture."

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  • Relics of Bayt Tima - 15-2-2005
  • Fig tree, Bayt Tima
  • Remains of a large mansion, Bayt Tima
  • Remains of a large mansion, Bayt Tima
  • The large mansion from the inside.
  • The large mansion from the inside.
  • بيت طيما
  • بيت طيما
  • بيت طيما
  • بيت طيما

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    Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008
          Last reply posted on MARCH-5-2008

    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 Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008

    Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج
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    Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج
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    Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001
          Last reply posted on DECEMBER-24-2006

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    411 Directory Service

    To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.
    Display Name Clan/Hamolah Country of Residence
    Abu Jibryl - -
    Refugee - PALESTINE
    *** محمد المبحوح *** المبحوح دير البلح, فلسطين
    Barhoma - MADRID, SPENISH
    يويو لا يوجد فلسطين, فلسطين
    Muazfadi عواد بيت طيما, فلسطين
    وطني الكرد , فلسطين
    أحمد المبحوح المبحوح جباليا, فلسطين
    عائشة أبو صلاح مدريد, اسبانيا
    فيصل صباح غزة, بيت طيما
    Nojoud Jibreel - -
    Raghda Jibreel Jibreel MA, USA
    Mayada Jibreel - ABU-DHABI, UAE
    مجهولة الهوية - -

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