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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	December 25, 1947
Distance from district center	5 (km) Northeast of Jaffa
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #14 on the map
Israeli military operation	Haganah or IZL
Refugees' migration route	Initially, many refugees sought refuge in the neighboring Jammasin, but later they were on the move again.
Exodus Cause	Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Mas'udiyya was mostly destroyed with the exception of a deserted house that belonged to Muhammad Baydas.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Despite of a peace truce between the villagers and the Haganah, the villagers were terrorized into fleeing on 25th of December 1947.
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 449 1931 658 1945 850 1948 986 Est. Refugees 1998 6,055
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 127 1948 190
Town's name through history	The village was known originally by its alternative name Summayl, but it was renamed to al-Mas'udiyya in the early twentieth century.
Schools	al-Mas'udiyya had an elementary school for boys founded in 1931, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 31 student.
Religious institutions	One mosque which was built on top of a church foundation.
Nearby wadies & rivers	al-Mas'udiyya was situated 1.5 km south of the al-'Awja River.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Tel Aviv City
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More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"All that remains of the village is one deserted house that belonged to Muhammad Baydas. Nearby is the al-Mas'udiyya (or Summayl) bridge-an arched, steel structure."

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