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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 12, 1948
Distance from district center	9 (km) East of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	175 (meters)
Map location	See location number #18 on the map
Israeli military operation	Second stage of Operation Dani
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Khirbat Zakariyya was completely destroyed with the exception of its well.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Zakariyya, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 4,538 Jewish 0 Public 0 Total 4,538
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Planted W/ Cereal 2,161 Cultivable 2,161 Non-Cultivable 2,377
Shrines/maqams	A shrine for a al-Nabi Zakariyya located to the south of the village center.
Water supplies	A spring to the north which provided the village with its drinking water needs.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Mevo Modi'im
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:
"From a distance, the village appears as a bare hill overgrown with thorns and other wild vegetation. The remains of village wells and the cut stones that were used to cover them are visible."

 

 
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