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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.
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:
"Some of the village streets are still clearly recognizable. A stone quarry is also located on village lands."

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
أبو عبيدة	المدلل	غزة, فلسطين
Khaled Halabi	الحلبي	قطاع غزة, فلسطين
al-jub	al-jub	singl, jordan
Rushdi	KHALAF	ONTARIO , CANADA

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