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| 'Ayn Karim The Birth Place of Sayidna Yahya, John the Baptist عين كارم - עין כארם Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
July 18, 1948
Distance from district center
7.5 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea
650 (meters)
Map location
See location number #20 on the map
Israeli attacking brigade
Irgun Zvai Leumi, Gadna (Haganah Youth Battalions) and the Home Guard.
Defenders
Local militia
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisEin Karim mostly survived the destruction which plagued the neighboring villages, many of its houses are currently occupied by Israeli Jewish settlers, and some house are occupied by Palestinian Chistians families who were ethnically cleansed out of Iqrit, northeast of Acre.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisSome 150 Palestinian internal refugees families were resettled in the village, however, the original residents were completely ethnically cleansed.
Village clans or hamolas
The clans of Zagaab, al-Harith, al-Thouwar, Hazin, & Ali.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
13,449
Jewish
1,362
Public
218
Total
15,029
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
7,953
7
Area planted w/ olives
4,300
0
Planted W/ Cereal
1,175
24
Built up
1,024
680
Cultivable
9,128
31
Non-Cultivable
3,515
651
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1596
160
1922
1,735
1931
2,637
1945
3,180
1948
3,689
Est. Refugees 1998
22,653
Number of houses
In (1931): 555 (includes 'Ayn al-Rawwas and 'Ayn al-Khandaq)
Town's name through history
During the Crusades period, Ein Karim was known as St. Jehan de Bois.
Schools
Ein Karim had two elementary schools, one was for boys and the other for girls.
Notable people from town
al-Shaykh 'Isa Mannun, who was dean of the Islamic Foundation College at al-Azhar University in Egypt, and also Salih al-Sobani the first Palestinian martyr in 1936 rebellion (1st intifadah).
Local council
'Ayn Karim had a local council which ran its administrative affairs.
Religious institutions
Since 'Umar Ib al-Khatab visited and prayed in the village soon after the Muslim Arab conquest in the 7th century, a mosque has been erected for this occasion (which remains standing to this date). The village also has several churches and monasteries including a Church for John the Baptist, the Franciscan monastery, the Church of the Visitation, the Convent of Saint Zecharia, and the Church of the Lady of Sahyun and her tombs, see Pictures section for details.
Nearby wadies & rivers
Wadi Ahmad crossed the village.
Water supplies
The spring or 'Ayn Maryam used to provide the village with fresh water supplies.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Beyt Zayit, Even Sapir, 'En Karem, the home for Hadassah hospital, and the municipality of West Jerusalem.
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The village houses are inhabited by Jewish families. One Christian Arab family, exiled from the village of Iqrit (Acre District) in 1949, lives in the village, in an old school building attached to the Francis can monastery. Some of the larger houses are beautiful lime stone buildings two or three storeys high with arched windows and doors recessed into a larger arched facade. Some doors open onto balconies with metal railings. There are seven Christian churches and monasteries in the village. The village mosque, in a state of disrepair, still stands with its minaret."
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To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| Shorouq Ismail | Zaghab | - |
| Anas Saeed | زغب | - |
| Mohammad Qasim | Ali | - |
| عبدالحميد هادي | ال علي | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| راغب | قصراوي | عمان , الاردن |
| Raed ekermawe | Eseed zagab | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| بيت المقدس | - | الأردن |
| Rula | Ali | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Ahmed Waheeb Rabe'ah | Zaghab | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Lubna Wardeh | - | - |
| كفاح معروف العكرماوي | - | - |
| Kefah m al ekrmawi | خلف | القدس |
| M-huzayen | Al ali | JORDAN, JORDAN |
| شمس الدين شموسي العكرماوي | السباح | - |
| ISLAM ABUSALEM | - | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Isra' Al Bakri | Zaghab | VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA |
| S.Hz | - | - |
| ابوطارق العكرماوي | - | TX, USA |
| Ammar Abu rouza | Zaghab | - |
| AngieOfdie | Al THWAR _AL MASHNE | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Eslam123 | علي | AMMMAN, JORDAN |
| عطا شحادة | الحارث | عمان, الاردن |
| Siban | Yasur | - |
| رحال | - | JORDAN, JORDAN |
| Murad Hamzeh | Ali | - |
| Roula | - | - |
| طلال بهاء زكي الزرقا | Zaghab,Al-zarka | UAE, DUBAI |
| Bahaa Alzarka | Za'3ab (AlZarka) | - |
| Sobhi Shaikh | Skaikh | QATAR, QATAR |
| Dana Ismail | Zaggab | JORDAN, JORDAN |
| Abo mazen | Ali | K.S.A (RIYADH), K.S.A (RIYADH) |
| Mahmoud Ismail | - | - |
| Mayoos | Ali | AMMAN |
| Sally Omar | 2al Zahagb | ABU-DHABI, UAE |
| Omar | 2al Zahgb | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Palestirebel | - | ONTARIO, CANADA |
| Mohammad Ibraheem Mustafa Ali | - | - |
| Mohammed Tayseer Abu Hadhood | Ali | JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Faten Zeidan | Zaghab | ONTARIO, CANADA |
| Aladdin Mousa | Sabah | SWEDEN |
| Nida Khallad | Zagab | UAE |
| Mustafa Heyaba | Ali | NEW JERSY, UNITED STATES |
| Ibrahim Hzayen | Ali | CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES |
| Tariq Abusalem | Abusalem | - |
| Eman Alsoubani | Soubani | - |
| Pattol Zeidan | Hazin | - |
| James KARMY | KARMY | USA |
| Fida Khallad | Zaghab | - |
| Stevie Hazin | Ali | NY, NY |
| Firas Hamzeh | Ali | JORDAN, JORDAN |
| Abdelhakim Hamzeh | Ali | - |
| Legend F | - | ALEPPO, SYRIA |
| Mustafa Zeidan | Aal Zagaab | VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA |
| Ala`a Soubani | Al- Dwar | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Khali Ishabib | Ali | DUBAI, UAE |
| Tawfic Farhan | Al Dwar | - |
| Dr.wisam Hzayen | Ali | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Hesham Hazin | Ali | NJ, USA |
| Alladin Abdduh | Abdduh | BC, CANADA |
| Mohammad Al_a3raj | - | - |
| Ignacio Carmi Karmy | - | SANTIAGO, CHILE |
| Tariq F. Zeidan | Zaghab | ON, CANADA |
| Ghadah Obeid | Ali | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Moustafa Hazin | Ali (dar Haboob) | NJ, USA |
| MightyN | Zaghab | - |
| Abdallah Wadi | WADI | U.S.A. |
| Isam Shalan | ALDWAR | KHOBAR, SAUDIA ARABIA |
| Mustafa Zeidan | Aal Zagaab | CA, USA |
| Hussam Huzayen | - | SAUDI ARABIA |
| Ismail Nowarah | - | AMMAN, AMMAN |
| Nidal Ismail Hozien | Hazin | FL, USA |
| Ribhi Huzien | Hazin | - |
| Mohammad Zeidan | Zaghab | INDIANA, USA |
| Jeffry Jihad | - | JOHORE, MALAYSIA |
| Bilal | Ghani | OCUPIED TERITORIES, PALESTINE |
| Yasin AL Sofanah | - | SA |
| Koko | Al-eamar | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Farhan Naser | - | DOHA, QATAR |
| 0000 | Lobye | SAUDI ARABIA, KSA |
| Lina Waheeb | Zaghab | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Mazen Asha | Alhareth | - |
| Moustafa Hazin | Haboob | USA |
| Bassam Nasryah | Alhareth | KSA, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Mahmoud Farhan | Al Dwar | RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Mohammad Mansour | Al Dwar | RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Rafik Al-sabah | Al-hareth | KSA, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Ghassan Hozayen | Ali | AMMAN, JORDAN |
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