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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 1, 1948
Distance from district center	31 (km) South East of Haifa
Elevation from the sea	200 (meters)
Map location	See location number #41 on the map
Israeli military operation	Battle for Mishmar Ha'emek
Israeli attacking brigade	Most likely Irgun Zvai Leumi (IZL) terror gang, which is the same terror gang that committed several massacres against many unarmed Palestinians. For example, see Dayr Yasin.
Exodus Cause	Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely obliterated, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Butaymat inhabitants mostly fled soon after the battle for Mishmar Ha'emek, and upon occupation it was completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 3,832 Jewish 4,724 Public 1 Total 8,557
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 8 1 Area planted w/ olives 113 0 Planted W/ Cereal 2,508 4,722 Built up 4 1 Cultivable 2,516 4,723 Non-Cultivable 1,313 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 112 1945 110 1948 128 Est. Refugees 1998 784
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 29 1948 33
Religious institutions	One mosque
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Even Yitzchaq
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:
"The site is fenced in, overgrown with grass and cactuses. There are no traces of houses except for adobe bricks scattered around the site."

 

 

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