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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 13, 1948
Distance from district center	15 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	50 (meters)
Map location	See location number #39 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Barak
Israeli attacking brigade	Negev Brigade
Israeli acts of terror	Massacre occured by Jewish troops against the town's inhabitants.
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely obliterated.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Simsim inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 12,671 Jewish 3,386 Public 740 Total 16,797
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 240 0 Irrigated & Plantation 250 2 Planted W/ Cereal 12,207 3,375 Built up 44 0 Cultivable 12,697 3,377 Non-Cultivable 670 9
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 110 1922 760 1931 855 1945 1,360 (70 Jewish) 1948 1,496 Est. Refugees 1998 9,190
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 195 1948 341
Town's name through history	The Crusaders referred to village by Semsem.
Schools	Simsim had anb elementary school founded in 1934, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 45 students. In 1947, Simsim shared its school with the nearby village of Najd.
Archeological sites	The village had archaeological site known by al-Ras and Sha'fat al-Mughur (which contained a Roman cemetery).
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Gevar'am and Or ha-Ner
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 village has been obliterated & pile of stones that may be the debris of a village building is visible. The site is fenced in and serves as a pasture."

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
أبو أحمد	othman	gaza
tamer-awwad	عواد	-
حسام عثمان	فرج الله	-
ايمن عواد	-	-
محمد فرج الله	-	-
علاء الدين زكي حسن	عواد	-
وائل صالح	-	-
أبا عبدالرحمن	عثمان	-
أبو حسين	00962786139859	مخيم حطين, الأردن
عماد الشيخ	-	-
إبراهيم عزيز	-	غزة
محمد عثمان	-	-
محمد صالح	فرج الله	-
ahmad	othman	amman, jordan

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