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| al-Haram District of Jaffa الحرم سيدنا علي - אל-חרם Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
February 3, 1948
Distance from district center
16 (km) North of Jaffa
Elevation from the sea
25 (meters)
Map location
See location number #1 on the map
Exodus Cause
Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains
after destruction by Israelisal-Haram was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses and the village cemetery.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelisal-Haram (also known by Sidna Ali) inhabitants were intimidated into fleeing by the Haganah on February 3rd, 1948.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
2,681
Jewish
4,745
Public
639
Total
8,065
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
136
0
Irrigated & Plantation
256
45
Area planted w/ olives
137
0
Planted W/ Cereal
2,330
4,057
Built up
18
0
Cultivable
2,722
4,102
Non-Cultivable
580
643
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1904
341
1922
172
1931
333
1945
880 (360 Jewish)
1948
603
Est. Refugees 1998
3,704
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
83
1948
150
Town's name through history
During the Hellenistic period al-Haram was known by Apollonia. al-Haram was also known by Sayyiduna 'Ali named after al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (see Shrines/Maqams section)
Schools
al-Haram had an elementary school for boys founded in 1921, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 68 students.
Religious institutions
One Mosque
Shrines/maqams
The village contained a shrine for al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (d. A.D. 1081), who was a descendant of the second Muslim Caliph 'Umar ibn al-Khattab.
Archeological sites
al-Haram contained the remains of a Suq (market) dating to the early Islamic period, and the Crusades built fortress nearby the village which was known by Arsur.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Rishpon and Kefar Shemaryahu
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The shrine, a few houses, and the cemetery are all that remain of the village. The partially renovated shrine is a large complex with an elaborate architecture, including arched colonnaded porticos and a minaret that rises atop one of its buildings."
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