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| al-Burayj District of Jerusalem البريج - אל-בריג' Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
October 19, 1948
Distance from district center
28.5 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea
250 (meters)
Map location
See location number #32 on the map
Israeli military operation
First phase of Operation ha-Har
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelisal-Burayj was mostly destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelisal-Burayj inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
18,856
Jewish
0
Public
124
Total
19,080
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
31
Irrigated & Plantation
77
Area planted w/ olives
88
Planted W/ Cereal
9,426
Built up
14
Cultivable
9,534
Non-Cultivable
9,532
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
382
1945
720
1948
835
Est. Refugees 1998
5,129
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
132
Town's name through history
al-Burayj name was derived from the Greek purgos meaning a tower.
Religious institutions
al-Burayj had a mosque called al-'Umari mosque and a Greek Orthodox Monastery to the west.
Archeological sites
The village has several khirbas around it which contained cisterns, rock-hewn wine presses, tombs, foundations, columns, mosaic floors, and caves.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
A large military base called Kanaf Staim occupies some of the village lands.
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The site is now part of a large military base called Kanaf Staim (Wing Two ). A large area is fenced in, and a watchtower has been built. The site is inaccessible to the public.
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