Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 10, 1948
Distance from district center	12 (km) Southeast of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	175 (meters)
Map location	See location number #26 on the map
Israeli military operation	First stage of Operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade	Possibly Giva'ti Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Soon after occupation, ak-Kunayyisa was completely obliterated, and only house walls and rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Kunayyisa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 3,804 Jewish 0 Public 68 Total 3,872
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 64 Planted W/ Cereal 2,432 Built up 20 Cultivable 2,496 Non-Cultivable 1,356
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 1,135 1945 40 1948 46 Est. Refugees 1998 285
Number of houses	In (1931): 288 (includes 'Innaba)
Inhabitants place of origin	Originally, the village was founded by people from the nearby villages of 'lnnaba and al-Qubab.
Archeological sites	A khirba to the east contains rough stone walls, building foundations, and rock-hewn cisterns.
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 in 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 site looks like a big stone pile overgrown with a thicket of thorns. More than thirty partially destroyed buildings, including houses, still stand. The remains of arched doors and windows are visible."