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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 15, 1948
Distance from district center	14 (km) East of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	275 (meters)
Map location	See location number #27 on the map
Israeli military operation	Second phase of Operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade	The First and Second Battalions of the Yiftach Brigade
Defenders	Jordanian Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Bir Ma'in was mostly destroyed with the exception of two deserted houses remain standing.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Bir Ma'in inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 9,317 Jewish 0 Public 2 Total 9,319
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 176 Area planted w/ olives 146 Planted W/ Cereal 2,880 Built up 9 Cultivable 3,056 Non-Cultivable 6,254
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 165 1922 47 1931 355 1945 510 1948 592 Est. Refugees 1998 3,633
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 85 1948 141
Town's name through history	The Crusades referred to Bir Ma'in by Bermenayn.
Schools	An elementary school for boys which was founded in 1934.
Religious institutions	One Mosque
Archeological sites	Three khirbats containing the foundations of houses, fragments of columns, cisterns, caves carved in rock, burial places, and a large square corral.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	The military settlement of Makkabim.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Two deserted buildings with crumbling walls can be seen on the site ... Part of the surrounding land is used for target practice and other Israeli military purposes."

 

 
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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
رأفت الأمير	الأمير	عمان - جاوا
محمد عودة عبد الرحمن	عبد الرحمن	-
Shadi Nazmi Khader	Khader	-
مروان شحادة	-	الزرقاء, الاردن
nabil khdeer	خضر	الاردن , الاردن
اجد خضر	خضر	الزرقاء , الاردن
رامي عبد الرحمن خضر	خضر	جبل طارق, جبل طارق
Ahmad Khader	-	CA, USA
Hamza Thaer khder	-	الاردن, الاردن
ابن كنعان	خضر	-
محمد عبد الرؤوف خضر	خضر	الزرقاء, الاردن
حمزة خضر	خضر	عمان - اسكان ابو نصير, الاردن
mohammad.khader	khader	zarqa, jordan
ابو امجد	خضر	الزرقاء جبل طارق
هيثم عبد الرحمن	عبد الرحمن	القدس, فلسطين
اسامة مطير	مطير	عمان, الاردن
مهند الخضور	khadir	-
shafiq eid khader	khader	jordan, jordan
jebril mohammad mteir	mteir	veraguas, panamل
Shafiq Eid Khader	khader	Zarka / Jordan, Jordan
mohamad khalil	khader	guajera, colombia

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