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| al-Mirr District of Jaffa المرّ / المحمودية - אל-מיר Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
February 1, 1948
Distance from district center
16.5 (km) Northeast of Jaffa
Elevation from the sea
25 (meters)
Map location
See location number #8 on the map
Israeli attacking brigade
Irgun Zvai Leumi (IZL)
Exodus Cause
Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisThe village has been mostly destroyed with the exception of few large deserted houses.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisOn the 3rd of February 1948, al-Mirr's inhabitants were terrorized in leaving the village by the terror gang of Irgun Zvai Leumi (IZL)..
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
41
Jewish
0
Public
10
Total
51
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
2
Planted W/ Cereal
31
Built up
2
Cultivable
33
Non-Cultivable
16
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
75
1931
101
1945
170
1948
197
Est. Refugees 1998
1,211
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
25
1948
48
Town's name through history
al-Mirr was founded during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II (1808-39), which it was known by his name for some time.
Nearby wadies & rivers
al-Mirr is situated on the southern bank of the al-'Awja River.
Archeological sites
al-Mirr contains the remains of a Turkish bridge which remains visible to this date.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
No Israeli settlements on village lands.
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"All that remains of the village are a few large, deserted houses, surrounded by tall, thorny plants and some unused village wells and roads. One of the houses is a two-story concrete structure with a flat roof and rectangular windows and doors. Another house, also a two-story, concrete building, is quite large and architecturally elaborate. A dilapidated, stone-lined well, also remains, its ladder still inside. Railroad tracks run through the site and a number of palm trees are scattered across it."
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