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Ijlil al-Qibliyya
District of Jaffa
إجْليل القبلية - ג'ליל אל-קבליה
Ethnically cleansed days ago
 
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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date April 3, 1948
Distance from district center 13 (km) Northeast of Jaffa
Elevation from the sea 25 (meters)
Map location See location number #4 on the map
Exodus Cause Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis
Ijlil al-Qibliya was completely destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis

Either in December 1947 or January 1948 the leaders of al-Shaykh Muwannis, al-Mas'udiyya, al-Jammasin, and the mukhtars of 'Arab Abu Kishk and Ijlil met with Haganah representative in the house of Avraham Schapira in Petah Tikva and expressed desire for peace. Despite the commitment of these villages not harbor any Arab Liberation Armies or local Arab Militia, they were all completely ethnically cleansed. On April 3rd 1948, the inhabitants fleed for their lives fearing Jewish attacks.

Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 8,692
Jewish 5,980
Public 535
Total 15,207
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus 923 573
Irrigated & Plantation 85 93
Planted W/ Cereal 7,130 3,721
Built up 6 0
Cultivable 8,138 4,387
Non-Cultivable 1,083 1,593
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1931 305
1945 680 (210 Jewish)
1948 545
Est. Refugees 1998 3,348
Town's name through history Ijlil al-Qibliya was named after al-Shaykh Salih 'Abd al-Jalil, whose maqam was located in the village site.
Schools Village students attended school in ljlil al-Shamaliyya.
Shrines/maqams A shrine for al-Shaykh Salih 'Abd al-Jalil.
Archeological sites The village contains a Tell or khirbat Makmish.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands No Israeli settlements on village lands.
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site serves as a garbage dump and the original village can hardly be identified. On the thin swath of the hill that has not yet been covered with waste, remnants of stone houses stand next to a gasoline storage tank, along with bushes and cactuses."

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  • General view of the southern edges of the village, 1990
  • A view southwest from the northern edges of the village site showing a house in the background, 1990
  • The house of Abu Snena, Ijlil el Qibliyya, towering over Glilot junction
  • Closer look at Abu Snena's house.
  • The well. Adjacent to the Cinema City complex.
  • A well (still used!) near the Rav Mecher mall nearby Abu Snena's - looking inside.

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      Message Board

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    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؟

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    Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008

    Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى
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    Posted by Uri Zackhem on JANUARY-5-2007
          Last reply posted on AUGUST-2-2007

    The house you see is towering over a little cliff in the parking lot of cinema city, Glilot Junction.
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج
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    Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001
          Last reply posted on JANUARY-13-2004

    Sign Ijlil al-Qibliyya's Guest Book - سجل الزوار
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    Display Name Clan/Hamolah Country of Residence
    Ahmad Abu diab Abu diab -
    Ahmed Ghassan Jamil ALI ALjasser ABUSNENEH ABUSNEINEH QC, QUEBEC
    FIRAS GHASSAN JAMIL ABUSNAINEH -
    GHASSAN JAMIL ALJASSER ABUSNEINEH QC, CANADA
    MUIN ATA ABU SNEINEH - AMMAN, JORDAN
    RAMI ABUISNEENAH ABU ISNAINEH QATAR, QATAR
    Nasser AbuSneineh Ijlil QATAR, QATAR
    Adel Abu Snaineh Abu Snaineh ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
    Dottie - AUSTRALIA
    Kamal Abu Diab Abu Diab AMMAN, JORDAN
    Hammodeh Abu Safi JORDAN, JORDAN
    Esam Abu diab Abu diab -
    Reem Abu snaineh Abu Snaineh QUEBEC, CANADA
    Ali Alzait - -

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