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| al-Lawz, Khirbat District of Jerusalem خربة اللوز - ח'ירבת א-לוז Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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 IsraelisKhirbat al-Lawz was completely destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisIn 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
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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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 Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001Last reply posted on MAY-19-2005 Sign al-Lawz, Khirbat's Guest Book - سجل الزوار |
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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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| Posted by Dan Golan on AUGUST-6-2005 Free tour of Khirbat al-Lawz. Contact for a tour or photos of a specific home, well, tree, village street etc. From my research I know to locate each home. Dan (Jerusalem) |
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