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al-Jura
District of Jerusalem
الجورة - אל-ג'ורה
Ethnically cleansed days ago
 
Remaining home with Kibbutz above. Summer 2006. Photo: Annemarie Jacir               eMail to a friend
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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date July 11, 1948
Distance from district center 8.5 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea 800 (meters)
Map location See location number #25 on the map
Israeli military operation Operation Dani
Exodus Cause Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis
al-Jura was mostly destroyed with the exception of few deserted houses (one of them is a two story house).
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
al-Jura inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 3,909
Jewish 247
Public 2
Total 4,158
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation 1,125 89
Area planted w/ olives 176 0
Planted W/ Cereal 846 0
Built up 27 0
Cultivable 1,971 89
Non-Cultivable 1,913 158
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1922 234
1931 329
1945 420
1948 487
Est. Refugees 1998 2,992
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 63
1948 93
Schools One elementary school
Water supplies Drinking water was supplied from a spring west of al-Jura, and other springs southwest which were used for irrigating.
Archeological sites al-Jura contains artifact from Byzantine and the Crusades in three Khirbats: Khirbat Sa'ida, Ayn al-Jadida, and Khirbat al-Qusur.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Ora
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The only structures that still stand are two limestone houses on the valley floor at the southern edge of the village. The larger house is a rectangular, two-story building; its second story has two arched doors, each of which is flanked by two arched windows

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  • al-Jura House In 1986
  • This Stone Terrace Wall & The Stone Steps Are Located Very Close To The 'Ain' spring Of Al Jura.
  • A Beautiful Scene Of Al Jura's Terraces. The 'Ain' Spring Is Located At the Bottom Right Of The Valley. (269K)
  • One Of Al Jura's Terraces Stone Wall. The Details Of The Stone & Nature's Beauty Is Captivating. (Spring 2004)
  • Qarn El Ghazal (Cyclamen) Beauty In El Jura's Stone Wall Terraces.(Spring 2004)
  • Al Jura's Apple tree in full bloom (most probably from a 1948 tree).(Spring 2004)
  • Remaining home with Kibbutz above. Summer 2006. Photo: Annemarie Jacir
  • Wild Cyclamen 'Qarn El-Ghazal' in full bloom in Al-Jura Terraces
  • Rubble of the destroyed Palestinian houses

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    Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001
          Last reply posted on DECEMBER-2-2006

    Sign al-Jura's Guest Book - سجل الزوار
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006
          Last reply posted on SEPTEMBER-23-2006

    Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006
          Last reply posted on SEPTEMBER-23-2006

    Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج
    4
    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006
          Last reply posted on OCTOBER-9-2006

    Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات
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    Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008

    Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى
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    Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008

    Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return?
    هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟

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