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| al-Sindiyana District of Haifa السنديانة Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Although the villages of Sabbarin, al-Sundyana,
and al-Fureidis were welling to surrender to the Haganah, they were mostly
ethically cleansed upon occupation. Al-Syndyana Mokhtar along with his family
and 300 other civilians stayed put and raised a white flag upon occupation. They
were mostly expelled toward the Jinin areas.
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
May 12, 1948
Distance from district center
29 (km) South of Haifa
Elevation from the sea
125 (meters)
Map location
See location number #36 on the map
Israeli military operation
Either Operation Coastal Clearing or Operation Mishmar Ha'emek.
Israeli attacking brigade
Some units from the Haganah and the Irgun gangs.
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisThe village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
9,706
Jewish
864
Public
4,602
Total
15,172
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
525
0
Area planted w/ olives
200
0
Planted W/ Cereal
7,313
864
Built up
24
0
Cultivable
7,838
864
Non-Cultivable
6,446
0
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
19th century
300
1922
276
1931
923
1945
1,250
1948
1,450
Est. Refugees 1998
8,905
Number of houses
In (1931): 217 (includes 'Arab al-Hamdun)
Schools
al-Sindiyana had an elementary school for boys founded in 1942/1943, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 200 students.
Inhabitants place of origin
The original village inhabitants came two centuries ago from the neighboring villages of Umm al-Fahm and 'Arraba.
Water supplies
al-Sindiyana had numerous springs and wells which provided it with water for both domestic use and irrigation.
Archeological sites
al-Sindiyana contained building foundations, and pottery and tesserae which have been seen on its surface in a nearby Khirba. Also the village had Khirbat Rusaysa, which contained mosaics, rock-cut wine press, and columns that suggested that it was inhabited during the Roman-Byzantine period.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Avi'el
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site is fenced in with barbed wire. Scattered piles of stones, the debris of destroyed houses, are visible among thorns, cactuses and fig, olive, and palm trees."
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