Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 18, 1948
Distance from district center	15 (km) East of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	300 (meters)
Map location	See location number #19 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade	First Battalion of the Yiftach Brigade
Defenders	Jordanian Army & Local militia
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Shilta was completely obliterated and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Shilta inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,379 Jewish 0 Public 1 Total 5,380
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 27 Planted W/ Cereal 2,159 Built up 6 Cultivable 2,186 Non-Cultivable 3,188
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 22 1945 100 1948 116 Est. Refugees 1998 712
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 7 1948 36
Town's name through history	The Crusades referred to Shilta by Capharscylta.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Shrines/maqams	A shrine for a local sage known by al-Shaykh Ahmad al-Shiltawi.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Shilat and Kefar Rut.
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, all that remains of the village:
"The site is overgrown with mountain flora, including long grasses and pomegranate, almond, and carob trees. Some of the cactus hedges survive, and several wells also are visible. Israeli settlement houses have been built on village land."