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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 12, 1948
Distance from district center	8 (km) East of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	175 (meters)
Map location	See location number #21 on the map
Israeli attacking brigade	Yiftach Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Kharruba was completely destroyed soon after occupation, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Kharruba inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 3,373 Jewish 0 Public 1 Total 3,374
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 25 Planted W/ Cereal 1,620 Built up 3 Cultivable 1,645 Non-Cultivable 1,726
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 119 1945 170 1948 197 Est. Refugees 1998 1,211
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 21 1948 34
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 is covered with the stone rubble of the destroyed houses, overgrown with vegetation."

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Clan/Hamolah

Country of Residence

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