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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 14, 1948
Distance from district center	10.5 (km) East of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	200 (meters)
Map location	See location number #20 on the map
Israeli military operation	Second phase of Operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade	A force composed of Giv'ati, Kiryati, and Eighth (Armored) brigades
Defenders	Jordanian Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Barfiliya was completely destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Barfiliya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 7,130 Jewish 0 Public 4 Total 7,134
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 241 Area planted w/ olives 191 Planted W/ Cereal 2,739 Built up 17 Cultivable 2,980 Non-Cultivable 4,137
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 44 1922 421 1931 544 1945 730 1948 847 Est. Refugees 1998 5,200
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 132 1948 205
Town's name through history	The Crusades referred to the village by Porphylia.
Schools	An elementary school founded in 1946, and when it opened its doors it had an enrollment of 50 students.
Religious institutions	One Mosque
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No Israeli 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

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Town Today

The village site is used as a military firing range and is closed to the public.

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
فراس علقم	علقم	al_berah
بسام علقم	Mahmood Alqam	Amman
see	alqam	amman
mo3n	mahmod	-
البرفيلي	يعقوب	amman, JORDAN
رشدي علقم	علقم	Amman, Jordan

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