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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 4, 1948
Distance from district center	13 (km) South East of Safad
Elevation from the sea	-200 (meters)
Map location	See location number #77 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Matate (Broom) (Sub operation of Yiftach Operation)
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Based on orders of Yigal Allon, the village was completely destroyed soon after occupation.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	'Arab al-Shamalina inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 16,690 Jewish 0 Public 0 Total 16,690
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 238 Planted W/ Cereal 3,842 Cultivable 4,080 Non-Cultivable 12,610
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 278 1931 551 1945 650 Est. Refugees 1998 4,630
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 108
Town's name through history	The village was also known by Khirbat Abu Zayna
Inhabitants place of origin	The village may have picked its name from 'Arab al-Shamalina Bedouin tribe who settled earlier in village.
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village was situated close to the Jordan River.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Almagor
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:
The village lands are used by the settlement of Almagor, which was established 2 km northwest of the village site in 1961

 

 
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