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| 'Atlit District of Haifa عتليت - עתלית Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
May 15, 1948
Distance from district center
12.5 (km) South West of Haifa
Elevation from the sea
25 (meters)
Map location
See location number #11 on the map
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisNo traces of Arab houses are left behind.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis'Atlit inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
15
Jewish
5,262
Public
3,806
Total
9,083
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
11
1,262
Planted W/ Cereal
247
3,169
Built up
0
124
Cultivable
258
4,431
Non-Cultivable
3,563
707
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
19th century
200
1931
452
1945
660 (510 Jewish)
1948
174
Est. Refugees 1998
1,069
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
193
1948
193
Town's name through history
During the Hellenistic period, 'Atlit was known by Adarus.
Inhabitants place of origin
In 1296, descendants of the 'Uwayrat tribe (a Tatar tribe) settled in 'Atlit and its vicinity.
Nearby wadies & rivers
Wadi al-Tabun, wadi al-Sukhul, and Wadi Falah are bordering the village.
Archeological sites
'Atlit contained a Crusades Castle called Castle Peregrinorum (castle of the pilgrims), and a Muslim cemetery east of the Crusader castle which has an Arabic inscription dating to 1800s.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
'Atlit and Newe Yam
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"No traces of Arab houses are left. A railroad station that used to serve the village is still in use. A prison in the vicinity was used by Israel in 1989 for holding Lebanese and Palestinian detainees."
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