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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	June 1, 1948
Distance from district center	16 (km) South of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	150 (meters)
Map location	See location number #53 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation An-Far
Israeli attacking brigade	Giv'ati Brigade
Refugees' migration route	The villagers most likely fled to the Hebron area.
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Sajad is most likely destroyed. Currently, its lands are being used by the Israeli army.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Sajad inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab cultivable Jewish 0 Public 2,795 Total 2,795
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Planted W/ Cereal 1,687 Built up 19 Cultivable 1,687 Non-Cultivable 1,089
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 221 1931 300 1945 370 1948 429 Est. Refugees 1998 2,636
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 66 1948 94
Schools	In 1945, village students started to attend school at the nearby village of Qazaza.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Sajad's lands are used by the Israeli army.
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

TAccording to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalid, all that remains of the village:-
he site is an inaccessible military zone

 

 
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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
ابو جهاد	حميده	-
كليب	كليب	عمان, الأردن
Dr Ismail Hdaib	Hdaib	Marj Al-hamam, Jordan
زياد	-	-
أبو إبراهيم	هديب	-
احمد صالح نمر حميده	حميده	-
كنعان	حميده	-
ابو زيد	كليب	عمان, سجد
mohammad abu shakra	abu shakra	sajed, sajed
murad abu jado	abu jado	-
Celica Abushawish	Abu Shawish	USA/Jordan
عمار	عطاطري	دبي, الامارات
luay alnabtiti	alnabtiti	-
KHALID AWWAD	AWWAD	EASTREN, SAUDI ARABIA
حسام شحادة	كليب	-
اسماعيل شحده حميده	حميده	البقعه
Abu Adil	هديب	Ayn |Al Basha , Ayn |Al Basha
Marwan Abujado	Abujado	Amman, Jordan

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