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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 28, 1948
Distance from district center	15 (km) East of Haifa
Elevation from the sea	50 (meters)
Map location	See location number #5 on the map
Israeli military operation	Possibly Bi'ur Chametz
Israeli attacking brigade	Some unknown units from the Haganah.
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Sa'sa', Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 1,197 1945 130 1948 151 Est. Refugees 1998 926
Number of houses	In (1931): 234 (includes Wa'arat al-Sarris and 8 other villages)
Town's name through history	The Romans referred to the village by Kefar Sasai
Archeological sites	Khirbat Sa'sa' contained building foundations, tombs carved in rocks, cisterns, and caves. Also Khirbat Jabyatha, an artificial mound with exposed wall fragments.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No settlements on the village lands
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:
"There are a number of partially collapsed stone walls, one with a large arched opening."

 

 
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