Welcome To Thikrin

Thikrin
District of Hebron
ذِكْرِين/زِكْرِين - זיכרין
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value

Israeli occupation date October 22, 1948

Distance from district center 27 (km) Northwest of Hebron

Elevation from the sea 200 (meters)

Map location See location number #9 on the map

Israeli military operation Operation Yo'av

Exodus Cause Expulsion by Jewish troops

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis Thikrin was completely destroyed, and only house walls and rubble left behind.

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis Thikrin inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Land ownership
before occupation

Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)

Arab 17,186

Jewish 0

Public 9

Total 17,195

Land usage in 1945

Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)

Area planted w/ olives 560

Planted W/ Cereal 15,058

Built up 63

Cultivable 15,058

Non-Cultivable 2,074

Population
before occupation

Year Population

1596 220

1922 693

1931 726

1945 960

1948 1,369

Est. Refugees 1998 8,406

Number of houses

Year Number of houses

1931 181

1948 341

Town's name through history During the Roman period, Thikrin was known by Kefar Dikrina.

Schools Thikrin had an elementary school for boys.

Nearby wadies & rivers Wadi Bisiyya was nearby village lands

Water supplies A well located nearby Wadi Bisiyya used to be the main source of drinking water to the inhabitants of Thikrin.

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands No Israeli settlements on village lands

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Language External Links

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Bibliography and References

Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site, overgrown with tall weeds, scrub, and other wild vegetation, contains a number of olive and carob trees. Truncated stone terraces, partially overgrown with cactuses, further mark the site."

Oral History

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Stories and Memories

Pictures

Village house rubble, 1987

Abu Shawar family member back visting Thikrin (May 2000)

General view of village lands and one remaining structure (May 2000)

We planted this tree once a upon a time! (May 2000)

LOOK my friend, there! YES there!. Our house was there buddy, May 2000

That was my home one day. We will & must come back one day, you can BANK on it.

They didn't destroy our houses only, they also destroyed our way of life, May 2000.

One time, some village houses used to be on that hill, May 2000

General picture of village lands, May 2000

Another picture of village elders visiting the village again

Thirken's elders visiting the village, May 2000

Before we were ethnically cleansed, the water was sweet from this well, May 2000

Village well again.

Another village well

Praying in our destroyed home, may God bless us all, May 2000

Cactus tree which we planted before we were ethnically cleansed, May 2000

الحاج جميل المنشاوي

الشهيد هشام جميل محمد المنشاوي

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Message Board

Topic	Replies Count
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return? هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟	0
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج	0
Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Last reply posted on JUNE-19-2001 Sign Thikrin's Guest Book - سجل الزوار	8

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411 Directory Service

To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.

Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
سامي زيغان	زيغان	-
باسم	المنشاوي	البقعة
أبوشاور	Abushawar	-
Loay	Tailakh	الخليل
Mohammad Tailakh	Tailakh	AACHEN, GERMANY
Mohammd Hany Younes Tailakh	Thekreen	NICOSIA, CYPRUS
TAILAKH	HASSAN OTHMAN	SAUDIA ARABIA, SAUDIA ARABIA
Mohammad Wasfi Ali Saleh Harb	Tailakh	JORDAN, AMMAN
Issa Tailakh	Tailakh	JORDAN, JORDAN
Wzighan	-	AMMAN, JORDAN
MOHAMED Thayabeh	-	MONTREAL, CANADA
Younes Thibeh	Thibeh	CANADA
Thaer Diabeh	Diabeh	-
Fadi	-	N/A, N/A
Khaled Abushawar	-	TORONTO, CANADA

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