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| al-Samra District of Tiberias السمرا - א-סמרא Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
April 21, 1948
Distance from district center
10 (km) Southeast of Tiberias
Elevation from the sea
less than -200 (meters)
Map location
See location number #17 on the map
Exodus Cause
Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village remains
after destruction by Israelisal-Samra was completely obliterated. Not even house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisOn April 21st, 1948, al-Samra inhabitants were mostly ethnically cleansed, and between 1949-1956 it was completely cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
6,912
Jewish
1,708
Public
3,943
Total
12,563
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
30
0
Irrigated & Plantation
21
0
Planted W/ Cereal
6,828
1,708
Built up
23
0
Cultivable
6,879
1,708
Non-Cultivable
3,953
0
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
157
1931
237
1945
290
1948
336
Est. Refugees 1998
2,066
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
50
1948
70
Religious institutions
One mosque
Archeological sites
al-Samra contains serveral khirbs including Khirbat al-Tawafiq and Khirbat Duwayraban.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Nothing remains of the village houses. A tourist resort, which consists ofa few cabins and small houses, has been established on part of the village site. Other parts of the site are covered with trees. The surrounding land is cultivated by Israelis
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