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al-Batani al-Gharbi
District of Gaza
الباطني الغربي - אל-בטאני אל-ע'רבי
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value

Israeli occupation date May 13, 1948

Distance from district center 36 (km) North East of Gaza

Elevation from the sea 25 (meters)

Map location See location number #5 on the map

Israeli military operation Operation Barak (lightening)

Israeli attacking brigade Giv'ati Brigade

Exodus Cause Military assault by Jewish troops

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis The village was completely obliterated.

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis al-Batani al-Gharbi inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Land ownership
before occupation

Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)

Arab 4,475

Jewish 0

Public 99

Total 4,574

Land usage in 1945

Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)

Area planted w/ citrus 170

Irrigated & Plantation 95

Planted W/ Cereal 4,152

Built up 34

Cultivable 4,417

Non-Cultivable 123

Population
before occupation

Year Population

1922 556

1931 667

1945 980

1948 1,137

Est. Refugees 1998 6,981

Number of houses

Year Number of houses

1931 147

1948 250

Schools al-Batani al-Gharbi had an elementary school for boys founded in 1947, and it had an initial enrollment of 119 students. It should be noted that students from the nearby villages of Barqa and al-Batini al-Sharqi used to attend the same school too.

Religious institutions One mosque

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands No settlements on village land.

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Language External Links

Arabic PalGates

Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Some of the village streets are still clearly recognizable. A stone quarry is also located on village lands."

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A domed building (a shrine?). It is made of local sandstone bricks and cemented with a lot of shells in the cement. It is in Moshav Azrikam. I've seen no other buildings.

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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؟	0

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