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Ghuraba
District of Safad
غرابة - ע'וראבה
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value

Israeli occupation date May 28, 1948

Distance from district center 22 (km) North East of Safad

Elevation from the sea 100 (meters)

Map location See location number #25 on the map

Israeli military operation Operation Yiftach (commanded by the ethnic cleansing champion Yigal Allon)

Israeli attacking brigade The Palmach's First Battalion

Exodus Cause Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis The village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis Ghuraba inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Land ownership
before occupation

Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)

Arab 2,935

Jewish 478

Public 40

Total 3,453

Land usage in 1945

Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)

Irrigated & Plantation 2,928 478

Cultivable 2,928 478

Non-Cultivable 47 0

Population
before occupation

Year Population

1931 124

1945 220

1948 255

Est. Refugees 1998 1,567

Number of houses

Year Number of houses

1931 27

1948 55

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Gonen

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The stones of ruined houses are strewn across the fenced in site. Segments of a few stone walls still stand

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Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Last reply posted on JULY-13-2006 Sign Ghuraba's Guest Book - سجل الزوار	1
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات	0
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى	0
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؟	0

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