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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 8, 1948
Distance from district center	20.5 (km) South of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	75 (meters)
Map location	See location number #57 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation An-Far
Israeli attacking brigade	Giva'ti Brigade
Refugees' migration route	The refugee movements in the area may have directed by the Giva'ti Brigade towards the Hebron hills.
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	The village was completely ethnically cleansed on the commands of Shimon Avidon, the head of Giva'ti Brigade at the time.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,843 Jewish 949 Public 209 Total 7,001
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 141 0 Area planted w/ olives 141 0 Planted W/ Cereal 5,648 949 Built up 24 0 Cultivable 5,789 949 Non-Cultivable 239 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 386 1931 530 1945 750 1948 870 Est. Refugees 1998 5,343
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 131 1948 215
Schools	An elementary school for boys which was founded in 1946, and it had an intial enrollment of 65 students.
Notable people from town	al-Tina was the birthplace of 'Abd al-Fattah Humud (1933-68), a petroleum engineer who was one of the founding members of al-Fatah, the largest PLO faction.
Religious institutions	One 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 in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

Bibliography and References

Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The village has been completely defaced."

 

 
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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
عبود	الغوراني	الوحدات, الوحدات
اسامه ربيع	ربيع	الخبر, السعودية
انس	سرحان	الزرقاء, الاردن
م. عبد الفتاح محمود الشاطر (الدقي)	الشاطر	غزة, فلسطين
أحمد السيد	السيد	الدوحة, قطر
م. صالح حسين	-	-
د محمد يوسف محمد الشلعوط	الشلعوط	الاردن, اردن
هشام عبد الفتاح حمود	-	-
عباس عبدالله محمد حسين	-	الاردن, الاردن
عباس	-	الاردن, الاردن
Rateb Mohammad Hussein	Hussein	Amman, Jordan
كرم اشرف راتب حسين	حسين	عمان, عمان
امجد راتب محمد حسين	حسين	عمان, عمان
أشرف راتب محمد حسين	حسين	الاردن, الاردن
أنس راتب محمد حسين	حسين	الأردن, الأردن
خالد شحده فارس حسين	-	amman, amman
المهندس يزن محمد ربيع	ربيع	-
yazanrabe	ربيع	عمان
الدكتور صلاح حمود	Hmoud	Amman, Jordan
naser mohmad hussein	-	amman, jordan
سعيد الشلعوط	الشلعوط	عمان
د. عماد علي الشلعوط	الشلعوط	عمان
صبحي	حسين	عمان
اياد الشلعوط	لشلعوط	-
علي الشلعوط	الشلعوط	-
Talab	Hussein	-
Mohannad	Hussein	Amman, Jordan
ghassan mohammed	Abu Elkhair	Dubai, UAE
احمد راتب محمد حسين	حسين	جدة, السعوديه
زهدي احمد ناجي حسين	-	-
الدقي	الدقي الشاطر	الباحة, السعودية
loai qendah	-	]dubai
raibal sarhan	sarhan	usa
Fuad Hussein	-	Amman, Jordan
Naser Ibahim Hussein	HUSSEIN	Amman, Jordan
ADNAN HUSSEIN	-	TARTOUS, SYRIA
سعد الدين ابو سويرح	ابو سويرح	غزة
ناصر حسين	حسين	عمان, الاردن
qusay sarhan	sarhan	-
إحسان محمد عطية	atiah	amman, jordan
Moutaz Sarhan	Sarhan	amman, jordan
Asal Sirhan	Sirhan	-
Rami Sarhan	Sarhan	-
Hakam Abu Al-Khair	Abu Al-Khair	Doha, Qatar
samer al-sawalhi	-	amman, jordan
Firas Sarhan	Sarhan	England
Mohammad Al Shatter	-	-
dr3000	dr3000	amman, jordan
Mohammed Hmoud	Hmoud	-
yousif al sawalhi	-	amman, jordan
Ghassan Al Shatter	Al Shatter	Australia
Mohannad Jaber	sarhan	amman, Jordan
Taufig Hussein	Hussein	Sweden
Marwan Hmood	hmood	-

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