Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 16, 1948
Distance from district center	15 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea	675 (meters)
Map location	See location number #8 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Nachshon
Israeli attacking brigade	Some unknown brigade from the Haganah
Defenders	Local militia & Arab Liberation Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Saris was completely defaced with the exception of its cemetery.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Saris' population fled under the influence of the Dayr Yasin's massacre committed on the 9th of April, 1948.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 10,427 Jewish 132 Public 140 Total 10,699
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 366 0 Area planted w/ olives 415 0 Planted W/ Cereal 3,707 123 Built up 10 0 Cultivable 4,073 123 Non-Cultivable 6,484 9
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 292 1922 373 1931 470 1945 560 1948 650 Est. Refugees 1998 3,989
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 114 1948 157
Schools	One school for boys destroyed when the village itself was destoryed in April, 1948.
Religious institutions	One mosque located in the its center.
Water supplies	Saris inhabitants relied on springs and wells for their domestic water needs.
Archeological sites	There were several khirbas in the village area.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Shoresh and Sho'eva
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The site is covered with stone rubble; iron bars protrude from the collapsed roofs. There are many open wells and several caves with arched roofs. A large number of trees, including cypress, fig, and almond trees, grow on the site. An abandoned grove of almond trees is located on the eastern side. In the middle of the slope are the remains of an artificial pool

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Dr. Omar 'Atalah