Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 13, 1948
Distance from district center	11 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea	750 (meters)
Map location	See location number #22 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade	Har'el Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Khirbat al-Lawz was completely destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	In November 1948, Khirbat al-Lawz was completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 4,495 Jewish 0 Public 7 Total 4,502
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 728 Area planted w/ olives 186 Planted W/ Cereal 693 Built up 13 Cultivable 1,421 Non-Cultivable 3,068
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 234 1931 315 1945 450 1948 522 Est. Refugees 1998 3,206
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 67 1948 111
Religious institutions	One Mosque
Shrines/maqams	Khirbat al-Lawz had a shrine for local sage known by al-Shaykh Salama.
Nearby wadies & rivers	Khirbat al-Lawz is situated north of Wadi al-Sarar.
Archeological sites	The village contains tombs, the ruins of buildings, a millstone, and other material evidence of earlier occupation.
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:
Grass and thorns grow among the stone rubble and terraces all across the site, as well as almond, fig, and carob trees. A thick forest of cypress and fir trees has been planted around the site. South of it, in the forest, is a well surrounded by several almond and fig trees. The forest is dedicated to the memory of Moshe Dayan, the Israeli general

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