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| Welcome To Ijlil al-Shamaliyya District of Jaffa إجْليل الشماليّة Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Israeli occupation date | April 3, 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 15 (km) Northeast of Jaffa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 25 (meters) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #2 on the map | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis |
Ijlil al-Shamaliyya was completely 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. |
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| Land ownership before occupation |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Population before occupation |
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| Schools | Ijlil al-Shamaliyya had a elementary school founded in 1945, which had an initial enrollment of 64 students. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Religious institutions | One mosque | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Archeological sites | The village contained evidence of tessellated pavements, building foundations, and stone quarrying. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Gelil Yam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia ![]() |
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site is difficult to identify with precision because it is now part of a large garbage dump."
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| ابو محمد | عبد الجليل | الضفة الغربية, فلسطين |
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