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| al-Masmiyya al-Saghira Masmiyyat al-Hurani, Gaza المسمية الصغيرة/الحورانية - אל-מסמיה א-צע'ירה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
July 8, 1948
Distance from district center
42 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea
60 (meters)
Map location
See location number #8 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation An Far
Israeli attacking brigade
Giv'ati Brigade
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisThe village has been completely obliterated.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelisal-Masmiyya al-Saghira inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Village clans or hamolas
al-Hurani clan (originally from al-Masmiyya al-Kabira) founded the village in the 19th century.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
6,340
Jewish
0
Public
138
Total
6,478
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
147
Irrigated & Plantation
7
Planted W/ Cereal
6,126
Built up
18
Cultivable
6,280
Non-Cultivable
180
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
261
1931
354
1945
530
1948
615
Est. Refugees 1998
3,776
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
73
1948
126
Town's name through history
The village was also known by Masmiyyat al-Hurani after the al-Hurani clan.
Schools
al-Masmiyya al-Saghira students attended school at the sister village of al-Masmiyya al-Kabira.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Masmiyya Shalom, Mashmi'at Shalom, and Kefar ha-Rif.
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Virtually no trace of the village remains"
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| Posted by Ahmad Issa Alhourani on FEBRUARY-8-2004 Last reply posted on FEBRUARY-24-2004 Salam Alaykum, I just want to see if there is anybody over there, I would like to talk to our people and encourage them to sign in this site maybe it will be good step to uniform again.Regards Ahmad Alhourani |
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| Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Last reply posted on AUGUST-31-2005 Sign al-Masmiyya al-Saghira's Guest Book - سجل الزوار |
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To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| Bara' Hourani | - | - |
| ديوان مسمية الحوراني | - | - |
| Abdelmonem saber Alhourani | - | - |
| KHADER AL-HOURANI | - | AMMAN - MARKA |
| .Ahmad M .Th Al-hourani | Al-Hourani | QATAR, QATAR |
| ابو المجد | - | غزه, غزه |
| Nabeel AL Hourani | - | AL HASA - JORDAN, JORDAN |
| Suhaila | - | GAZA |
| سلمان | - | - |
| Mufid Al hourani | - | - |
| جعفر الحوراني | الحوراني | ZARQA, JORDAN |
| حسين الحوراني | الحوراني | الزرقاء |
| Sam Shafi | - | - |
| YAHIA BASSAM AL HOURANI | الحوراني | - |
| Khaled | AL-Horani | DAMASCUS, DIMASHQ, SYRIA |
| Ahmad M.Al-Hourani | Al-Hourani | K.S.A |
| Al Hourani | - | - |
| Lina Al Hurani | Al Hurani | QC, CANADA |
| Saber Hourani | Hourani | AMMAN - DIWAN ALMASMYA , JORDAN |
| Rashad Hurani | - | - |
| Zeid Al-Hourani | - | - |
| Ahmad Issa Alhourani | - | - |
| Amr Alhourani | Don't know | CA, USA |
| Aktham Al-Hourani | - | GAZA, PALESTINE |
| Islam Hourani | - | PALESTINE, PALESTINE |
| Ali Al-hourani | Al-hourani | AIN ALBASHA, JORDAN |
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