Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 13, 1948
Distance from district center	8 (km) Northeast of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	175 (meters)
Map location	See location number #7 on the map
Israeli military operation	First phase of Operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade	Possibly Yiftach Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Based on the orders of a Jewish National Fund (JNF) official, Yosif Weitz, Dayr Abu Salama was completely obliterated.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Dayr Abu Salama inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 1,195 Jewish 0 Public 0 Total 1,195
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 41 Planted W/ Cereal 695 Cultivable 736 Non-Cultivable 459
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 30 1945 60 1948 70 Est. Refugees 1998 427
Shrines/maqams	A shrine for a local sage known as al-Shaykh Abu Salama.
Water supplies	The village had an abundance of ground water including two reservoirs.
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

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site has been converted into an Israeli picnic area and is surrounded by stands of pine and cypress trees. Workers for the Jewish National Fund have used stones retrieved from the destroyed village houses to construct a watchtower and an amphitheater on the village site. The area in front of the amphitheater has been leveled and is covered by a green lawn. Old fig and olive trees still grow there; cactuses and carob trees grow on the western and northern edges of the site."