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| Jilya District of al-Ramla جِليا - ג'יליא Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
July 9, 1948
Distance from district center
17 (km) South of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea
125 (meters)
Map location
See location number #55 on the map
Israeli military operation
First stage of the operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade
Giv'ati Brigade
Village defenders
Egyptian Army and some Palestinian militia
Refugees' migration route
Most villagers sought refuge in the Hebron area.
Exodus Cause
Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisJilya was mostly destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisJilya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
10,345
Jewish
0
Public
2
Total
10,347
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
40
Area planted w/ olives
40
Planted W/ Cereal
7,677
Built up
7
Cultivable
7,717
Non-Cultivable
2,623
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1596
94
1922
269
1931
271
1945
330
1948
383
Est. Refugees 1998
2,351
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
63
1948
89
Town's name through history
The Romans referred to Jilya by Galla, and the Philistines called it Ekron (currently known by Khirbat al-Muqanna').
Schools
An elementary school was shared with the nearby villages of Qazaza and Sajad.
Water supplies
Water was drawn from several wells to the North and West of the village center.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
No Israeli settlements on village lands.
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To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| Abrar Sowi | Sowi | ZARQA, JORDAN |
| جلال نبتيتي | نبتيتي | بيت لحم, فلسطين |
| نادر علوه | - | BETHLEHEM, PALESTINE |
| Fathi Al Jilawi | Al Jilawi | DOHA, QATAR |
| Abdullah Haymour | - | - |
| Sowi_fashion@yahoo.com | SOWI | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Khalid Elolaimi | Elolaimi | USA |
| Issa Ibrahim Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | RUSSAIFA, JORDAN |
| Mohmoud Ibrahim Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | RUSSAIFA, JORDAN |
| Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | JARASH, JORDAN |
| Khader Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | RUSSAIFA, JORDAN |
| Fatma Ibrahim Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | RUSSAIFA, JORDAN |
| Mousa Ibrahim Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | RUSSAIFA, JORDAN |
| Imad Ibrahim Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | RUSSAIFA, JORDAN |
| Omar Hassan Omar Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | JARASH, JORDAN |
| Abdelfattah Khalil Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | JARASH, JORDAN |
| Iman Ibrahim Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | AL-KHALIL, PALESTINE |
| Mohammad Abdel-Aziz Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Ali Yousuf Hossein Al Suwi | Suwi | RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Wife of Ali Yousuf Al Suwi | Suwi | RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Hassan Omar Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | JARASH, JORDAN |
| Muna Ibrahim Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Suwi | Al-Suwi | WILAYA OF ALGIERS, ALGERIA |
| Abdula Haymour | - | RUSAYFA, RUSAYFA |
| Abdallah Wadi | WADI | U.S.A. |
| Marwan Suwi | Al-Suwi | RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Nasser | Darwish | BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND |
| Mohammad Nabtiti | Nabtiti | GERMANY, GERMANY |
| Saadi Suwi | Al-Suwi | RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Mohammed Haymour | Haymour | QATAR |
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