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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 15, 1948
Distance from district center	15 (km) Northwest of Tulkarm
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #3 on the map
Israeli military operation	Coastal Clearing
Exodus Cause	Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Khirbat Zalafa was completely obliterated
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Zalafa, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 6,865 Jewish 617 Public 231 Total 7,713
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 38 0 Irrigated & Plantation 6 109 Planted W/ Cereal 6,798 505 Built up 3 0 Cultivable 6,842 614 Non-Cultivable 251 3
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 63 1945 210 1948 244 Est. Refugees 1998 1,496
Inhabitants place of origin	The people who founded the village originally migrated from the nearby village of 'Attil, Tulkarm (currently, in the occupied West Bank).
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No Israeli Jewish settlements on village lands.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

Bibliography and References

Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The village has been completely levelled. Boili ilie original site and ilie surrounding lands are covered wiili Israeli citrus orchards

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