Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 15, 1948
Distance from district center	16.5 (km) Southeast of Tulkarm
Elevation from the sea	50 (meters)
Map location	See location number #17 on the map
Israeli military operation	Coastal Clearing
Israeli attacking brigade	Alexandroni Brigade
Defenders	Local militia & Arab Liberation Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Kafr Saba was completely defaced with the exception of its two shrines, the school, and ruins of the village cemetery.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Kafr Saba inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 6,019 Jewish 3,144 Public 525 Total 9,688
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 1,026 1,199 Irrigated & Plantation 355 224 Area planted w/ olives 30 0 Planted W/ Cereal 4,662 1,675 Built up 26 0 Cultivable 6,043 3,098 Non-Cultivable 475 46
Population before occupation	Year Population 19th century 800 1922 546 1931 765 1945 1,270 1948 1,473 Est. Refugees 1998 9,047
Number of houses	In (1931): 169 (includes 'Arab al-'Ubaydat)
Town's name through history	The Crusades referred to Kafr Saba by Caphar Saba, and the Romans called it Kapharseb.
Schools	Kafr Saba had one elementary school for boys which remain standing.
Shrines/maqams	The village has two shrines: the 1st is for al-Nabi Yamin and the 2nd for al-Nabi Yahya (John the Baptist, see 'Ayn Karim, Jerusalem for more details). Both shrines remain standing, see Pictures section for details.
Archeological sites	One Mosque
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Newe Yamin, Nir Eliyyahu, & the Israeli City of Kefar Sava.
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The village site has been used for the construction of new residential quarters within an industrial area that is part of the settlement of Kefar Sava. Some of the old village houses have survived destruction and are located today within the settlement; a number of them are used as commercial buildings. The two shrines, the school, and the ruins of the village cemetery remain

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