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al-Wayziyya
District of Safad
الويزية - אל-ויזיה
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value

Israeli occupation date May 1, 1948

Distance from district center 8.5 (km) North East of Safad

Elevation from the sea 250 (meters)

Map location See location number #56 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 Military assault by Jewish troops

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis The village has been completely destroyed with exception of al-Shaykh al-Wayzi shrine.

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis al-Wayziyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Land ownership
before occupation

Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)

Arab 0

Jewish 3,673

Public 153

Total 3,826

Land usage in 1945

Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)

Irrigated & Plantation 0 62

Planted W/ Cereal 0 3,611

Cultivable 0 3,673

Non-Cultivable 153 0

Population
before occupation

Year Population

1945 100

1948 116

Est. Refugees 1998 712

Shrines/maqams A shrine for a local sage known by al-Shaykh al-Wayzi.

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands The settlement Machanayim is nearby village lands

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The shrine of Shaykh al-Wayzi is the only remaining landmark. Rubble from destroyed houses is scattered over the site.

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The Shrine Of Shaykh al-Wayzi In 1987

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Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Sign al-Wayziyya's Guest Book - سجل الزوار	0
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
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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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