Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 19, 1948
Distance from district center	18.5 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea	565 (meters)
Map location	See location number #11 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation ha-Har
Israeli attacking brigade	Sixth Battalion of the Har'el Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Sufla was mostly destroyed and defaced with the exception of its cemetery.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Sufla inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 714 Jewish 0 Public 1,247 Total 2,061
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ olives 24 Planted W/ Cereal 400 Cultivable 400 Non-Cultivable 1,658
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 46 1945 60 1948 70 Est. Refugees 1998 427
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 10
Shrines/maqams	A shrine for a local sage known by al-Shaykh Mu'annis.
Archeological sites	Sufla contains archaeological evidence of a Crusade presence.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No settlements on village lands
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates 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:
Stone rubble from houses is scattered throughout the site, which has become an open grazing area. Cave-like structures, formerly used as dwellings, also are present, and cactuses grow among the ruins and rubble. The village cemetery lies to the east of the site, and almond and olive groves cover the areas to the west and north

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