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| al-Qastal District of Jerusalem القسطل - אל-קסטל Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Arab Liberation Army (ALA) headed by 'Abd al-Qadir
al-Husseini. Visit the Stories and Memories section for the letter that
Abdel Qader sent to the Arab League ,on April 6th 1948, complaining for lack
of weapons to defend Palestine and its people.
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
April 3, 1948
Distance from district center
8 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea
790 (meters)
Map location
See location number #6 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation Nachshon
Israeli attacking brigade
The Palmach's Fourth Battalion
Village defenders
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to read more about the battle for al-Qastal in Arabic
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelisal-Qastal was completely destroyed, only house rubble left behind
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelisal-Qastal inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
1,415
Jewish
7
Public
24
Total
1,446
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
169
0
Planted W/ Cereal
42
0
Built up
5
0
Cultivable
211
0
Non-Cultivable
1,223
7
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
43
1931
59
1945
90
1948
104
Est. Refugees 1998
641
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
14
1948
24
Town's name through history
al-Qastal's name was derived from the Latin casteum, similarly the nearby Roman castle was also know by. The old Roman castle was renovated and named Belveer des Croises during the Crusade period.
Shrines/maqams
A shrine for a local sage known by al-Shaykh Karaki.
Water supplies
al-Qastal has several springs outside its borders to the east.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
The Jerusalem neighborhood of Mevasseret Tziyyon.
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External Links
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The southern, northern, and eastern slopes of the site are covered with stone rubble and the ruins of stone terraces, half-concealed by wild grass. The ruins of the old castle lie on the mountain top. An underground shelter has been built on the site, southwest of the fortress
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