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| Sarafand al-'Amar District of al-Ramla صرفند العمار - צרפנד אל-עמאר Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
May 20, 1948
Distance from district center
5 (km) Northwest of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea
50 (meters)
Map location
See location number #7 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation Barak
Israeli attacking brigade
Second Battalion of the Giv'ati Brigade
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisCurrently, Sarafand al-'Amar contains Israeli's largest army base. The village was mostly destroyed with exception to six houses remain standing to this date.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisSarafand al-'Amar inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
9,223
Jewish
761
Public
3,283
Total
13,267
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
3,509
261
Irrigated & Plantation
1,665
0
Area planted w/ olives
120
0
Planted W/ Cereal
6,730
500
Built up
36
0
Cultivable
11,904
761
Non-Cultivable
566
0
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1596
358
1922
862
1931
1,183
1945
1,950
1948
2,262
Est. Refugees 1998
13,891
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
265
1948
506
Town's name through history
The village was also known by Sarafand al-Kubra.
Schools
Two elementary schools, one was for boys and the other for girls. The boys' school was founded in 1921 and it became full elementary in 1946-47, which had an enrollment of 292 students. The girls' school was founded in 1947 and it had an enrollment of 50 students (one of the schools remain standing).
Shrines/maqams
A shrine for al-Nabi Luqman (the WISE guy).
Archeological sites
Sarafand al-'Amar contained archaeological evidence dating to the Roman and Byzantine periods.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Tzerifin, Nir Tzevi, and largest Israeli army base.
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:-
No more than six houses remain; most of them are deserted, but one or two are occupied by Israelis. The school is also deserted".
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