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| 'Imwas District of al-Ramla عِمواس Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
June 7, 1967
Distance from district center
12 (km) Southeast of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea
200 meters
Map location
See location number #49 on the map
Israeli military operation
Six days war
Village defenders
Jordanian Army and at the outbreak of the war some Egyptian commandoes.
Israeli acts of terror
Based on the orders of the Nobel prize winner, Yitzchak Rabin, armored jeeps broadcasted orders for the immediate eviction of the three villages of 'Imwas, Yalu, and Bayt Nuba to the East Bank. The terrorist, Yitzchak Rabin, gave the inhabitants only a few hours to gather their possessions, and got them on their way to Ramallah. To expedite the ethnic cleansing process, as in 1948 war, the Jewish Army shot over the heads of the fleeing villagers to make sure they would not come back. (see al-Masmiyya al-Kabira, Gaza for an eyewitness account of such terror practices). Soon after, the three villages were bulldozed and dynamited by the 'Jewish Army'. Based on eyewitness account, 12-15 villagers went back to their villages soon after its occupation, and they are still unaccounted for.
Refugees' migration route
Like their predecessors, the refugees from al-Lydd and al-Ramla in 1948, the villagers fled towards the Ramallah area. Many slept in Ramallah's bus station for at least a week, until they were invited in by some of their relatives in the area. Some made it on foot across the bombed al-Lynbi bridge on the Jordan river to Amman, Jordan.
Exodus Cause
Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisThe village has been completely obliterated and defaced by building on top of it the so called Canada Recreational Park. Please take the time to protest the building of such park on a looted land by registering your complain to your nearest Canadian Embassy.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisThe village was completely ethnically cleansed. It is very sad that some village inhabitants were ethnically cleansed twice; the first in 1948 and the second in 1967.
Terminating refugee camps
Many villagers fled to Ramallah and al-Bira to join relatives, and a few made it on foot across the borders to Amman, Jordan.
Neighboring towns
al-Latrun, Yalu, Dayr Ayyub, Salbit, and al-Qubab.
Village clans or hamolas
The village was mostly populated by the famous Abu Goush family.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
5,151
Jewish
0
Public
16
Total
5,167
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
606
Area planted w/ olives
15
Planted W/ Cereal
3,612
Built up
148
Cultivable
4,218
Non-Cultivable
785
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
824
1931
1,021
1945
1,450
1961
1,955
Number of houses
In 1931: 224
Town's name through history
During the Roman times the village was a district known by Nicopolis (meaning victory), and 'Imwas means "Hot Springs".
Schools
Two schools: the 1st school was for boys which was founded in 1919, and in 1947 it became a full elementary school with 6 teachers and an enrollment of 187 students. Soon after al-Nakba, the boys' school became a full elementary and a secondary school with an enrollment of 304 boys in 1967. The boys' school also had a small library which contained 376 books. The 2nd school was for girls which had an enrollment of 172 girls in 1967.
Inhabitants place of origin
The majority of the villagers belonged to the famous Abu Goush family many of whom were ethnically cleansed from Abu Goush or Qaryat al-'Inab, West of Jerusalem. A few of the inhabitants trace their roots back to Egypt.
Religious institutions
Two Mosques
Shrines/maqams
Two shrines: The 1st belongs to Abu 'Ubydah Ibn al-Jarah, the conqueror of Palestine (in 18 Hijra) from Byzantia at battle of Ajnadin, see Bayt Jibrin, Hebron. Although the shrine is still intact, we were told by eyewitnesses that it's deteriorating and in need of serious renovation. The 2nd shrine/tomb for Mu'ath Ibn Jabal, a companion of the prophet Mohammad, see Pictures section for details.
Water supplies
Several spring and wells provided 'Imwas with its drinking water supplies, and the most famous of these well is Beir al-Hilouh (the sweet well) close to the French Monastery in al-Latrun village.
Archeological sites
The village had many archeological sites and most famous these sites are:- Khirbat al-'Aqed, located between Yalu and 'Imwas, Khirbat Dayr Thakir, and to the East of 'Imwas, khirbat Umm Haratyn.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
The Canada recreation park.
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The village has been completely obliterated and defaced by building on top of it what so called Canada recreation park. The only surviving structures are the shrines for Abu 'Ubydah Ibn al-Jarah and Mu'ath Ibn Jabal.
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To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| Mohammed khair Al najjar | Najjar | ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Dena | خليل | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Mohammad Younes Alkhatib | Alkhatib | JEDDAH, SAUDIA ARABIA |
| ادهم ابو غوش | - | - |
| Thaer najjar Najjar | - | - |
| H. M. Hasanain | Sheikh | SAUDI ARABIA |
| ابو ليث | - | ABU DHABI |
| مصطفى | - | الاردن, الاردن |
| Khaled | Abu Ghoush | JORDAN, JORDAN |
| Hason | حمدة | RIYADH |
| عاصف | برغش | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Emad abughosh | - | AMMAN-JORDAN |
| Awni Haikal | Haikal | GERMANY |
| Fatota | - | عمان, الاردن |
| Arwa Abu Ghosh | Abu Ghosh | JERUSALEM |
| Hitawe | Hitawe | CALIFORNIA, USA |
| علاء صلاح محمد ابوخليل | ابوخلبل | عمان, الاردن |
| Firas Najjar | Najjar | FLORIDA, USA |
| Firas Suleiman | Dar Al-sheikh | GERMANY, DUESSELDORF |
| Mohammad akram | Abu Ghosh | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Riyadh Farouq Mahmoud Abu Goush Alsaid | Abu Ghoush | - |
| Abu almajd | - | - |
| Mohammad Al Ghouleh | Khalil/Alghouleh | - |
| DR.GHANEM | Alhattawi | GEORGIA, USA |
| Awni Khalil Najjar | Al- Najjar | OHIO, USA |
| Ytuytuy Abuytguyu-ghosh | - | JERUSALEM/ABU-GHOSH |
| Tariq Ibrahim | Ahmad hasan | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Imwas | Hamdah | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Ibrahim Abu-ghoush | Abu-ghoush | IL, USA |
| Ramadan Abu Ghosh | Abu Ghosh | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Ali Abu Ghoush | - | JORDAN |
| Zeid Abu Ghosh | Hamda/ abu ghosh | JORDAN, JORDAN |
| Osama Abu Ghoush | Abu Ghoush | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Abu issa | Hamda\abu issa | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| SHAKER ABU ISSA | Hamda | - |
| Osama Abuzeid | - | - |
| Basem Al-Sheikh | - | - |
| Malek Abu Ghosh | Hamdah | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| victory | HAMDA | , 11140 |
| Phil Mc crackin | Hamoleh | - |
| Hassan Sheikh | - | - |
| M.S.ISSA | Hamda | SAUDI ARABIA, K.S.A |
| Tareq Abu Ghosh | Abu Ghosh | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Jeffry Jihad | - | JOHORE, MALAYSIA |
| Fahry | - | DKI JAKARTA, INDONESIA |
| Mohammad Ramadan | Abuqtaish | AMMAN |
| MOHAMMAD ABU GHOUSH | ABUGHOUSH | IL, USA |
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