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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 9, 1948
Distance from district center	18.5 (km) South of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	100 (meters)
Map location	See location number #56 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation An-Far
Israeli attacking brigade	Giv'ati Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Khayma was completely obliterated, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Khayma inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,038 Jewish 0 Public 112 Total 5,150
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 4 Planted W/ Cereal 5,007 Built up 9 Cultivable 5,011 Non-Cultivable 130
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 141 1945 190 1948 220 Est. Refugees 1998 1,354
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 30 1948 46
Religious institutions	Villagers used to worship in al-Tina's (a nearby village) Mosque.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No Israeli settlements on village lands
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, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"All that remains of the village are three mounds to the east, west, and south of the site that contain the remnants of houses."

 

 
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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
سمير محمد ظاهر حمدان	ظاهر	عمان, الاردن
وليد رمضان	رمضان	الاردن
ابواحمد محمود ابراهيم	رمضان	عمان
LEWA AUNI FANNOUNEH	ABU FANNOUNEH	-
ابو عوني	Abu Fannouneh	Jordan, Jordan
Anwar Abu Fannouneh	Abu Fannouneh	amman
ابو ابراهيم	رمضان	النصر, الاردن
أسامة ابراهيم	-	الرصيفة
محمد رمضان	رمضان	الاردن, الاردن
ابوفنونه	ابوفنونه	عمان, الاردن
ابو كبر	-	-
Basil Hamdan	Hamdan/Thahir	USA
Mustafa Abu-Fannouneh	Abu-Fannouneh	amman, jordan
abdulsalamah	salamah	-
Fidaa Othman Salameh	Salameh	Zerka, Jordan
Rafeek Othman Salameh	Salameh	Zerka, Jordan
Tawfeek Othman Jabre Salameh	Salameh	Zerka, Jordan
Youcef Othman Jabre Salameh	Salameh	Zerka, Jordan
Mohammad Mustafa Ramadan	Salameh	Al-khalil, Palestine
Chafika Othman Salameh	Salameh	Algiers, Algeria
Ahlam Mohammed Mustafa Ramadan	Ramadan	Al-khalil, Palestine

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