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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	March 1, 1948
Distance from district center	23 (km) South East of Haifa
Elevation from the sea	200 (meters)
Map location	See location number #23 on the map
Israeli attacking brigade	Terror campaign by a Haganah intelligence unit.
Exodus Cause	Haganah 'Wispering' campaign (psychological warfare)
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely obliterated with the exception of some house rubble.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	In early March 1948, Qira and Qamun were both ethnically cleansed based on the the orders of Yosef Weitz (a JNF official), and soon after the houses and crops of these villages were destroyed to make sure that the inhabitants do not come back.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 711 Jewish 13,265 Public 790 Total 14,766
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 86 1945 690 1948 476 Est. Refugees 1998 2,921
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 21 1948 116
Town's name through history	The Canaanites referred to Qira by Yokneam, the Roman called it Cimona, and before occupation the village was known by Qira wa Qamun (closely related to the nearby village of Qamun).
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village was situated 6 km north of al-Muqatta' River.
Archeological sites	Qira contained at least 19 archeological sites in its lands, and the most famous sites are Tel Qiri and Tel Qamun.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Yoqne'am, Yoqne'am 'Illit, & Kibbutz ha-Zore'a.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links 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:
"Rubble from village homes can be seen among the bushes and pine trees that have been planted on the village site. The area around it has been turned into an Israeli park."

 

 
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