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| Bayt 'Itab District of Jerusalem بيت عطاب - בית עיטאב Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
October 21, 1948
Distance from district center
17.5 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea
675 (meters)
Map location
See location number #35 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation ha-Har
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisBeit 'Itab was completely obliterated with the exception of some house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisBayt 'Itab inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Village clans or hamolas
The famous Lahham family which at one point in the 19th century controlled as much as 24 neighboring villages in the Jerusalem area.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
5,447
Jewish
0
Public
3,310
Total
8,757
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
665
Area planted w/ olives
116
Planted W/ Cereal
1,400
Built up
14
Cultivable
2,065
Non-Cultivable
6,678
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
19th century
700
1922
504
1931
606
1945
540
1948
626
Est. Refugees 1998
3,847
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
187
1948
193
Town's name through history
The Romans referred to the Beit 'Itab by Enadab, and the Crusaders called it Bethahatap.
Nearby wadies & rivers
Wadi al-Maghara is situated southwest of the village lands.
Archeological sites
Beit 'Itab contains the ruins of an old Crusader fortress.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Nes Harim
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site is covered with large amounts of rubble from the demolished village houses. The remains of the Crusader fortress are prominent on it. There are two cemeteries east and west of the village.
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To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| عليان | عليان | - |
| حمودة اللحام | اللحام | - |
| ايمن جمال هماش | Hammash | - |
| ( جمال محمود طه هماش ) | هماش - Hammash | K S A -AL KHOBAR-AMMAN - JORDAN |
| عبدالرحمن غرير | غرير | - |
| حمزة غرير | غرير | عمان, الاردن |
| Tamador Hammash | Hammash | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| L3taby | Alhham | FALASTEN, BAYT 'ITAB |
| خليل اللحام | عيسى | - |
| ضياء اللحام | بيت عطاب | - |
| Haitham laham | اللحام | MARKA, JORDAN |
| صالح ذياب تايه | تايه | - |
| Aladdin Alkhandak | Hammash | NEW YORK, NEW YORK |
| المهندس.محمد جمال هماش | Hammash | AMMAN_JORDAN, JORDAN |
| Alkhandaq | - | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| المهندس محمد عبيد الله | عبيد الله | - |
| بهاء اللحام | - | - |
| سهى اللحام | اللحام | - |
| Ismail emad ismail alkhandaq | - | - |
| Mohammad ismail alkhandaq | Hammash | - |
| Aletabi | Hammash | NY, NY |
| محمد هماش | هماش | DOHA, QATAR |
| Muayyad Hammash | - | MADABA, JORDAN |
| سعدي اللحام | Allaham | BEITH LEHEM |
| قيس جمال هماش | هماش - HammasH | - الخبر -, K S A -AL KHOBAR |
| Dana Emad Ismail Alkhandaq | Hammash | CALIFORNIA, USA |
| Ismail muhammed alkhandaq | Hammash | JORDAN, JORDAN |
| Emad Ismail Alkhandaq | Hammash | CALIFORNIA, USA |
| Abu Jehad | AL-LAHHAM | AL-KHOBAR K.S.A |
| Yasser Husni | اللحام | BETHLEHEHM |
| مالك اللحام | اللحام | القدس, فلسطين |
| الحلاق | - | - |
| Basel allahham | Allahham | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Wisam Allaham | - | - |
| MALIK AL_LAHAM | - | BET ATAB, PALESTINE |
| Awwad Lahham | Yes | ENGENEER, ENGENEER |
| Hasan Ahmad Omar Hammash | Hammash | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Abu Saif | Al-lahham | SAUDI ARABIA |
| Ghassan Hammash | - | SHARJAH, UAE |
| Imad Khalil | - | - |
| Amer Adel Abd-Alfattah Tayeh | Tayeh | - |
| A. Shukri Al-Laham | Al-Laham | - |
| Amer Tayeh | - | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Hussein | Lahham | DF, BRASIL |
| Al-Lahham | Wehdat | KHOBAR, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Ghazi Al-laham | Laham | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Mahmood Al-lahham | - | KA, INDIA |
| مجدي عمر خليل الخطيب | الخطيب | الخبر, الخبر |
| Jaber Jaber | - | NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES |
| Mazen | Al-lahham | BETHLEHEM, PALESTINE |
| Ahmad Al-lahham | Al-lahham | BETHLEHEM, PALESTINE |
| Aljounady | - | JORDAN |
| Mais Jaber | - | NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES |
| Ahmad Ghrier | Ghrier | SWELEH |
| Adist | - | DKI JAKARTA, INDONESIA |
| Al-Lahaam | Al_Lahaam | JORDAN, JORDAN |
| Raed Al-Lahham | Al-Lahham | - |
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