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Occupation Date	May 4, 1948
Distance From District	8.5 (km) South East of Safad
Elevation	50 (meters)
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Map Location	See location #72 on the map View from satellite
Military Operation	Operation Yiftach (commanded by the ethnic cleansing champion Yigal Allon)
Attacking Units	The Palmach's First Battalion
Village Temains	The village has been completely destroyed with the exception of al-Shaykh Ramadan's shrine.
Ethnically Cleansing	Karraza, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Number of Houses	In 1948, the village had at least 15 houses
Town's Name Through History	During biblical times the village was known by Khorazin
Inhabitants Place of Origin	Khirbat Karraza was populated by the Zanghariyya Bedouin tribe; whom were members of the Sawalima branch of this tribe
Shrines / Maqams	A shrine for a local Muslim saint, al-Shaykh Ramadan (still standing)
Archeological Sites	A synagogue was built in the village some time 3rd century A.D., but it was later destroyed some time in the 4th century.
Exculsive Jewish Colonies Who Usurped Village Lands	Khorazin and Amnon
Village Before Nakba The village was located on a small hill underlain by volcanic rocks, about 4 km north of the shore of Lake Tiberias. It was close to the site of the ancient town of Khorazin, mentioned in the Bible (Matthew 11:21; Luke 10:13) as one of the towns where Jesus preached. A synagogue was built there in the third century A.D. but was destroyed some time in the fourth century. Khirbat Karraza lay within the territory claimed by the Zanghariyya Bedouin tribe; many of its inhabitants were members of the Sawalima branch of this tribe. In 1948 there were about fifteen stone-built houses in the village and a comparable number of tents where semi-pastoral villagers lived when they were not moving with their flocks. A shrine for a local Muslim saint, Shaykh Ramadan, stood in the northern part of the village. The shrine, which was built around the saint's tomb, played an economic as well as religious role in the villagers' life; they stored their grain near the shrine, confident that no one would violate the shrine's sanctity by stealing anything kept there. The ruins of the town of Khorazin and a synagogue have been partially excavated, and a field of dolmens to the east and southeast of the village site has been surveyed. Zionists Colonies on Village Lands The settlements of Khorazin and Amnon were built close to the site in 1983 on lands that belonged to the village of al-Samakiyya (Tiberias sub-district), 3.5 km to the south, which was also depopulated. Village Today The site serves as an archaeological and tourist area. Some village houses still stand, together with the remains of other houses. One of the old houses has been renovated. Also remaining is the tomb of Shaykh Ramadan, around which the village shrine had been built. The tomb is collapsing and the building in which it was housed no longer exists. It is surrounded by large carob trees. Source Dr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains.
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