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Zarnuqa
Fathi al-Shikaki's Hometown
زرنوقة - זרנוקה
Ethnically cleansed days ago
 
al-Shaykh Mohammad Mosque Which Was Converted To A Synagogue By Polish Jews, July 1999               eMail to a friend
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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date May 27, 1948
Distance from district center 10 (km) Southwest of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea 50 (meters)
Map location See location number #34 on the map
Israeli military operation Operation Barak
Israeli attacking brigade Giv'ati Brigade
Exodus Cause Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis
In June 1948, Zarnuqa was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses remain standing.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
Zarnuqa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 5,640
Jewish 1,578
Public 327
Total 7,545
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus 2,070 1,015
Irrigated & Plantation 1,189 13
Area planted w/ olives 10 0
Planted W/ Cereal 2,266 493
Built up 68 0
Cultivable 5,525 1,521
Non-Cultivable 374 57
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1931 1,952
1945 2,620 (240 Jewish)
1948 2,761
Est. Refugees 1998 16,954
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 414
1948 585
Schools Two elementary schools: the 1st was an elementary school for boys which was founded in 1924, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 252 boys; the 2nd schools was for girls which was founded in 1943, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 45 girls.
Notable people from town Zarnuqa is famous for its Shikaki brothers: Fathi (Islamic Jihad founder) who was assasinated by the Israeli Mossad in Malta in 1995, and Khalil who is a leading political scientist currently residing in the occupied West Bank.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Zarnuqa, city Rakhovot, Gan Shelomo, Gibton, & Giv'at Brenner.
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The few houses that remain are either occupied by Jewish inhabitants or fenced in and used for storage. One of the fenced-in houses is made of concrete and has a wide, roofed porch with two columns supporting the rafters. The surrounding lands are used by the settlements for agriculture."

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  • al-Shaykh Mohammad Mosque Which Was Converted To A Synagogue By Polish Jews, July 1999
  • The Remains Of A Palestinian House & al-Shaykh Mohammad Mosque Before Destruction, July 1999
  • Zarnuqua's Mosque from the outside-May-2002
  • Zarnuqua's Mosque from the inside-May-2002

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    Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008
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    Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return?
    هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟

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    باسل الاشقر الاشقر السعودية
    باسل الاشقر الاشقر السعودية
    منال الاشقر KSA
    ABO MOHAMMAD ABUHUZAIMA -
    أبو طارق أبو منصور الوسطى, فلسطين
    Mohammed Eid Eid GAZA, PALESTINE
    اطوطة القزاز -
    Celica Abushawish Abu Shawish USA/JORDAN
    ساري الأشقر قطاع غزة, قطاع غزة
    T.A.H الحمارنة -
    أزهار أبو محرم أبو محرم -
    أزهار أبو محرم أبو محرم -
    Zayd Subeh - -
    رضوان عيد غزة
    Emad Almajdalawy GAZA
    Diya Takrouri Takrouri PALESTINE, PALESTINE
    أبــ مالك ــو لاجئ الاردن, الاردن
    محمد حامد محمد الواوي - -
    نيسـان الأشقر -
    Äíóüüçä ÇáÇÔÞÑ -
    أيمن أبو محرم أبو محرم الأحساء, السعودية
    Reema Abu-Shanab Abu-Shanab AMMAN, JORDAN
    Mohammed SUBUH Subuh -
    Omar Daoud Daoud UAE ABU DHABI.
    Ibrahim ABU SHANAB W/P, KSA
    Abdulah Al Sharbaji Al sharbaji -
    عادل رشيد أبو انس الأسعد -
    Mohammed Abuhuzeima Abuhuzeima -
    Im Nur Murad GAZA, PALESTINE
    Malik El Khatib -
    Abu islam Al-Khateeb GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE
    Abu Saif Takrouri -

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