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| al-Damun, Khirbat District of Haifa خربة الدامون - ח'ירבת א-דאמון Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
April 30, 1948
Distance from district center
10.5 (km) South East of Haifa
Elevation from the sea
245 (meters)
Map location
See location number #8 on the map
Israeli military operation
During or after the battle for Haifa
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisThe village has been mostly destroyed with the exception of a village building now used as a prison.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisThe majority of Khirbat al-Damun inhabitants were terrorized into fleeing, on the other hand, few villagers were allowed to stay behind.
Village clans or hamolas
Qaraman clan
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
1,904
Jewish
0
Public
216
Total
2,797
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
5
Irrigated & Plantation
280
Planted W/ Cereal
1,619
Cultivable
1,904
Non-Cultivable
893
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1945
340
1948
394
Est. Refugees 1998
2,422
Archeological sites
At Khirbat al-Damun base there was a cave that was used as a sheep fold, which. The cave led to a series of subterranean rooms
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
No settlements on village lands
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External Links
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"All that is left of the village is a building that is now used as a prison."
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