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| Jimzu District of al-Ramla جمزو - ג'ימזו Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
July 10, 1948
Distance from district center
6.5 (km) East of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea
125 (meters)
Map location
See location number #17 on the map
Israeli military operation
First phase of Operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade
Yiftach Brigade
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisOn September 13th, 1948, Jimzu was completely obliterated and only house walls and rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisJimzu inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
9,460
Jewish
0
Public
21
Total
9,681
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
77
Irrigated & Plantation
1,605
Area planted w/ olives
1,400
Planted W/ Cereal
5,577
Built up
50
Cultivable
7,259
Non-Cultivable
2,372
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
898
1931
1,081
1945
1,510
1948
1,752
Est. Refugees 1998
10,757
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
268
1948
434
Town's name through history
The Romans referred to Jimzu by Gimzo.
Schools
An elementary school for boys which was founded in 1920, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 175 students.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Gimzo
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:-
"All that remains of the houses are stones, strewn over the site, and some crumbled walls."
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| Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Last reply posted on NOVEMBER-28-2001 Sign Jimzu's Guest Book - سجل الزوار |
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