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| Qalunya District of Jerusalem قالونيا - קאלוניא Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
April 3, 1948
Distance from district center
6 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea
650 (meters)
Map location
See location number #5 on the map
Israeli military operation
Possibly Operation Nahchon
Israeli attacking brigade
Possibly by IZL (Irgun Zvai Leumi or ITZEL) terror gangs and some Haganah troops.
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisThe village was mostly destroyed with the exception of few deserted houses and the cemetery. One of the houses has been renovated and used by an Israeli Jewish settler.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisQalunya was mostly emptied of its inhabitants because of nearby fighting on April 2nd, 1948, and upon occupatio it was completely cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
3,594
Jewish
1,084
Public
166
Total
4,844
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
1,022
202
Area planted w/ olives
200
0
Planted W/ Cereal
846
109
Built up
78
149
Cultivable
1,868
311
Non-Cultivable
1,814
624
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1596
110
1922
549
1931
632
1945
1,260 (350 Jewish)
1948
1,056
Est. Refugees 1998
6,483
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
156
1948
260
Town's name through history
The Canaanites known Qalunya by Mozah, the Romans called it Colonia Amosa or Colonia Emmaus (see 'Imwas in al-Ramla district for details), and the Crusades referred to it by as Qalonie.
Religious institutions
Qalunya had a mosque named after al-Shaykh Hamad, and believe it or not, it also contained an old synagogue built in 1871.
Nearby wadies & rivers
Wadi Qalunya passed through the eastern edges of the village.
Archeological sites
Qaluna also has two unnamed khirbas to the north that contains the foundations of buildings and artificial caves carved into the rock.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
The west Jerusalem suburb of Mevasseret Tziyyon.
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Only a few houses still stand, in the southwestern part of the site, by the cemetery .They have arched doors and windows. One of the houses is now occupied by a Jewish family. Stone rubble, parts of collapsed cement roofs, and iron window frames are scattered throughout the site. An old synagogue, built in 1871, still stands; it has arched gates and windows. The wild grass that grows on the site is burned off every year to clear the approaches to the nearby settlement. The village terraces have been preserved. Almond, fig, and olive trees, along
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| Posted by Osama Hamdan on JANUARY-17-2004 Last reply posted on MARCH-10-2005 My name is Osama Hassan Hamdan, born in kuwait 1969 and my dad is from Qalunya, i invite everybody to contact me osama@hamdan.info or visit my website www.hamdan.info |
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To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| سامر محمد سليمان مشعل | مشعل | دبي |
| زكي خضر | مشعل | الامارات |
| فردوس | عسكر | RAMALAH |
| Yasmeen Salameh | Askar | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| أنس جابر | - | عمان, الاردن |
| الخطيب | عسكر | AMMAN |
| نضال مشاعلة | - | عمان, الاردن |
| Dr.mai nayef | حمدان | غزة, 8 |
| Kaaes | - | - |
| Saleh Derbas | Derbas | NY, NY |
| Kayed Khatib | Khatib | JORDAN |
| محمد فضل | - | عمان, عمان |
| فؤاد طه | خطاب | - |
| Wael Khalil | - | - |
| ليلى خالد | عسكر | الأردن |
| فلسطين | عسكر | - |
| خالد رمضان | عسكر | - |
| Abu maher | Abu said | - |
| Mohammed Hamdan | Hamdan | IL, USA |
| Bassel Joudeh | - | USA |
| MOEYYED ATIEH | MAKHLOUF | IL, USA |
| Kassem Khalil,m.d | - | CALIFORNIA, USA |
| Aziz Khalil | - | - |
| Osama Hamdan | Hamdan | MI, USA |
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