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| Bayt Lid, Khirbat District of Tulkarm خربة بيت ليد - ח'ירבת בית ליד Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
April 5, 1948
Distance from district center
12 (km) West of Tulkarm
Elevation from the sea
25 (meters)
Map location
See location number #10 on the map
Israeli military operation
Coastal Clearing
Israeli attacking brigade
Alexandroni Brigade
Exodus Cause
Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisKhirbat Beit Lid was completely destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisBayt Lid, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
2,969
Jewish
2,220
Public
147
Total
5,336
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
64
7
Area planted w/ olives
50
0
Planted W/ Cereal
2,877
2,213
Built up
23
0
Cultivable
2,941
2,220
Non-Cultivable
152
0
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
206
1931
298
1945
460
1948
534
Est. Refugees 1998
3,277
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
75
1948
134
Town's name through history
The Crusaders referred to KhirbatBeit Lid by Arthabec.
Schools
Khirbat Bayt Lid had an elementary school for boys which was solely financed by the villagers.
Inhabitants place of origin
The village was founded by Palestinian Arabs from the nearby village of Bayt Lid.
Religious institutions
One mosque
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Nordiyya and Gannot Radar
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External Links
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The village site is covered with orchards (mainly citrus). A few olive trees remain. The surrounding land is planted in citrus and other fruits
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