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District of Acre
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Occupation Date | October 30, 1948 | ||||||||||||||
Distance From District | 26 (km) Northeast of Acre | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 675 (meters) | ||||||||||||||
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Map Location | See location #10 on the map View from satellite |
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Military Operation | Hiram | ||||||||||||||
Defenders | Local militia & Arab Liberation Army | ||||||||||||||
Refugees' Migration Routes | Dayr al-Qasi refugees were pushed northward to a route leading to Rumaysh in Lebanon, which was known then to the Israelis by al-Qawuqji Route. | ||||||||||||||
Exodus Cause | Military assault by Zionist troops | ||||||||||||||
Village Temains | Dayr al-Qasi was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses currently being used by Israeli Jewish settlers. | ||||||||||||||
Ethnically Cleansing | Dayr al-Qasi was mostly ethnically cleansed soon after occupation, and on May 27th, 1949 the "Jewish state" ethnically cleansed all remaining residence to Lebanon. | ||||||||||||||
Clans | For now, we're aware of the folloing clans/hamulas: Ma'arouf, al-Sadeq, Aoudi, Hamada, al-Khatib, al-Kassab, Ali-Al Bukkaee, Orfali, Hammoud, al-Sheikh Taha (Kassem) and al-Thahir (or Zahir). If your clan name is not listed, please do not hesitate to contact us. | ||||||||||||||
Pre-Nakba Land Ownership |
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Land Usage As of 1945 |
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Schools | One elementary school for boys which was founded during the British Mandate period. | ||||||||||||||
Places of Warship | Two mosques | ||||||||||||||
Shrines / Maqams | Two shrines:- 1st for al-Shaykh Jawhar and the 2nd for Abu Halyun. The village also had a zawiya for the al-Shadhiliyya Sufi brotherhood. | ||||||||||||||
Water Supply | The springs of al-Fassuta and al-Mansura, and a pool collecting rain water. | ||||||||||||||
Archeological Sites | The village contains ancient artifacts from the Canaanites, Israelites, and Romans periods. | ||||||||||||||
Exculsive Jewish Colonies Who Usurped Village Lands |
Alkosh, Netu'a, Mattat, and Abbirim | ||||||||||||||
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Village Before NakbaThe village stood on a rocky hill at the center of western Upper Galilee, about 5 km south of the Lebanese border. It was linked by a road—paved during World War II—to Fassuta in the north and Tarshiha in the southwest. The first part of its name, dayr ('monastery') suggests that the village may have had a monastery and a Christian population. The inhabitants of the modern Dayr al-Qasi, however, were predominantly Muslim. In 1596, Dayr al-Qasi was a village in the nahiya of Jira (liwa' of Safad), with a population of 132. It paid taxes on a number of crops, including wheat and barley, as well as on other types of produce, such as goats or beehives. In the late nineteenth century, Dayr al-Qasi was situated on a ridge, encircled by fig trees, olive trees, and arable land. It had a population of about 200. When the Mandate census was taken in 1945, the population counts of the three villages of Dayr al-Qasi, al-Mansura, and Fassuta were amalgamated; they totaled 1,420 Muslims and 880 Christians. A paved road (mentioned above) divided the village into eastern and western haras (quarters or neighborhoods), the eastern quarter having a higher elevation than the western quarter. Dayr al-Qasi's houses were made of adobe brick, although some of the more recent ones were of stone. An elementary school was established during the Mandate. Dayr al-Qasi had two mosques, one in each quarter, and two shrines, one for a Shaykh Jawhar and another for one Abu Halyun. It also had a zawiya (retreat) for the al-Shadhiliyya Sufi brotherhood.The villagers obtained water for domestic use from the springs of Fassuta and al-Mansura and from a large pool, in Dayr al-Qasi itself, that collected rainwater. They were mostly agriculturalists who grew grain, legumes, and olives, although some joined the civil service in cities and others worked in British military bases. They held land in common with the people of the villages of Fassuta and al-Mansura. In 1944/45 a total of 6,475 dunums was allocated to cereals; 1,617 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards. According to residents of the village, ancient artifacts from the Canaanite, Israelite, and Roman periods were unearthed during the years of Ottoman and British rule, but most of these artifacts are now lost. Village Occupation and Ethnic CleaningDayr al-Qasi came under Israeli control on 30 October 1948, probably after the capture of neighboring Tarshiha. The capture of both villages was part of Operation Hiram, an Israeli offensive launched towards the end of the war to conquer the remainder of the Galilee. After the assault on Tarshiha, according to the History of the War of Independence, some of the village's defenders withdrew along a hidden road that passed through Dayr al-Qasi and led northwards to Rumaysh in Lebanon. This route, which the Haganah called the 'Qawuqji Road,' was the major Arab Liberation Army (ALA) supply line to Upper Galilee.Israeli historian Benny Morris indicates that the inhabitants of the village were not expelled during the attack, for it is reported that some 700 people still lived in Dayr al-Qasi, al-Bassa, and Tarshiha two months later, in December 1948. At first, some Israeli circles objected to their expulsion on military grounds. They argued that it was inadvisable to expel the villagers and replace them with newly-arrived Jewish immigrants with no military training. (Dayr al-Qasi was considered to be strategically located because of its proximity to the Lebanese border.) These arguments were brought before the Israeli cabinet on 9 January 1949, according to Israeli records, and were overridden by a decision 'to encourage introducing olim [Jewish immigrants] into all the abandoned villages in the Galilee.' This aim was achieved at Dayr al-Qasi by 27 May 1949, according to Morris, but he does not say when the villagers were expelled or where they went. Zionists Colonies on Village LandsElqosh, established in 1949, occupies part of the village site. Abbirim, founded in 1980, is also on village lands.Village TodayA few stone houses still are used as residences or warehouses by the inhabitants of Elqosh. The debris of destroyed houses is strewn over the site. Fig and olive trees and cactuses grow on the site.SourceDr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains. |
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Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
Nitrorush | - | Oslo, Norway |
Rana Maarouf | - | EDMONTON, Canada |
Leen Maarouf | - | Palestine |
Maria Al-sadek | Sadek/sadiq | - |
Achraf EL-Sadek | EL-Sadek/Al-Sadeq | Greater London, United Kingdom |
Dalia Mazin Khalid Sadiq | Al Sadeq | - |
Ghassan El-Sadek | El-Sadek | Ontario, Canada |
Nour Maarouf | Maarouf | Abu Dhabi , U.A.E |
Samer Wafic Abdulkhalek | - | - |
Mohammad Hajj | Hajj | Amman , Swefia |
ayman maarouf | - | canada |
Ahmad Ali Abed Sadek -أحمد علي عبد صادق | Sadek or al-Sadeq | - |
Khaled El Orfaly | Orfaly | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Rana Maarouf | Maarouf | ca, USA |
khaled maarouf | - | canada,edmonton |
Ahmad Assaad Hamadeh | Hamadeh | Sweden, Sweden |
احمد عودي | - | 'طرابلس, ليبيا |
Yasmeen El-Sadek | - | - |
.Zahi Maarouf | - | S.Arabia, S, Arabia |
ahmed hammoud | - | - |
Mahmoud-L-Maarouf | - | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E |
Mona Zaher | - | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
suhair elsadek | - | oregon, united states |
ayed alsadek | - | - |
USIF TAHA | Al-Sheikh Taha | LEBANON ,SAIDA ,EIN EL HELWEH CAMP |
Nader Aoude | Aoude | New York, USA |
عماد ظاهر | ظاهر | uppsala, Sweden |
Wael Aoudi | Aoudi | Texas, USA |
Madi Daher | Daher | Ottawa, Canada |
Ahlam Daher | - | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
zuhair | hammoud | abu dhabi, united arab emirates |
Wissam Maarouf | - | Doha, Qatar |
عدنان معروف | معروف | بيروت, لبنان |
زهير ضاهر | - | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Ayad Maarouf | - | Abudhabi - UAE |
Jumana Elsadek | - | - |
Shamma | - | Halmstad, Sweden |
Ali Maarouf | Sour - Lebanon | Sour |
Rola Cheikh Taha | - | - |
m7md ziad zaher | - | ajman, UAE |
shadi oaudi | - | LONDON, UK |
مشتاقة | - | - |
Dalia Rabhi El Sadek | El Sadek | kuwait |
abo amjed | - | norway |
israa el-ourfali | - | - |
Salah Mohammed Aoudi | Aoudi | Tripoli, Libya |
omar ourfali | ourfali | jeddah, saudi arabia |
omar ourfali | ourfali | jeddah, saudi arabia |
mounir ourfali | ourfali | jeddah, saudi arabia |
محمد البدارين | البدارين | الاردن, الاردن |
Riham Daher | - | - |
Mohamad Maarouf | Maarouf | USA |
samar daher | - | al-khobar, saudi arabia |
samera alsadeq | - | - |
ourfali | - | Windsor,ON, canada |
Feras AlSadek | AlSadek | dubai, U.A.E |
wissamm | marouf | dubai, uae |
nana | - | ajman, ajman |
adnan al-sadek | al sadek | - |
Majed Maarouf | Maarouf | Yemen, Yemen |
Douaa El-Sadek | - | Sharjah, UAE |
Rana Lutfi Maarouf | - | California, California |
maysa marouf | marouf | abu dhabi uae, uae |
bilal zaher | zaher | AlAin |
Yasmine Alsadek | Sadiq | Portland, USA |
Bassam El Amine | Hamada | - |
MOHAMAD TAHA | TAHA | VA, USA |
Kamal/ Wafica | Maarouf | Valencia, Spain |
ahmad | hamdan | - |
Ola Maarouf | Maarouf | Beirut, Lebanon |
Walid Sadik | ElSadeq | Saudi Arabia/Lebanon/Yemen |
Rasha MAAROUF | MAAROUF | Rabat, Morocco |
ahmad ourfali | - | windsor-canada |
mohamad | jomaa | syria, syria |
خليلية | خليلية | جبع |
wissam | - | Beirut, Lebanon |
Fatima Maarouf | - | Virginia, USA |
Mazen Irsheid | - | Amman, Jordan |
Reem Al Sadek | - | Bahrain, Bahrain |
Demah | El-Sadek | Ontario, Canada |
omar maarouf | - | jeddah, saudia arabia |
ابوشقره | - | جنين, جلبون |
Saba Sadeq | - | VA, USA |
hassan El-Oneis | - | sharjah, uae |
ahmad zaki eloneis | eloneis | sharjah, uae |
yasmine el | - | - |
Waleed Khalid Maarouf | MAAROUF | ABUDHABI, UAE |
Firas Hikamt Elsadek | El Sadek | NJ, USA |
Reem | - | - |
Mohammad Hajj | Hajj | Amman, Jordan |
Roula Nayef Maarouf | Maarouf | London, United Kingdom |
alaa zaher | Zaher | UAE |
Saleh Akram Hamadeh | Hamadeh | - |
Baha Taha | Al-Sheikh Taha | - |
Oula Maarouf | Maarouf | Saida, Lebanon |
nimatallah hammoud | HAMMOUD | ODENSE, Denmark |
Hisham Maarouf | - | - |
Nayef Maarouf | Maarouf | Saida, Lebanon |
mazen sadek | - | south lebanon, lebanon |
mohammad al-zaher | Al-Zaher | uae, UAE |
Abdul Rahim Marouf | Marouf | - |
Mohamed Salah Elsadek | Elsadek | Lebanon |
Mohamed AL Sadek | AL Sadek | DC, USA |
Sadek Salah Elsadek | Elsadek | Kuwait |
MANAL SERHAN | Safad | beirut, LEBANON |
Salah Saa'd Elsadek | Elsadek | Kuwait |
Ahmad Nayef Maarouf | MAAROUF | Dubai, UAE |
Jihad Alsadek | - | - |
Mohammed Sadek | - | south, lebanon |
AYMAN MUSTAFA SADEQ | - | ------------, JORDAN |
Ayman Ahmad Saleh Marouf | Marouf | Ontario, Canada |
Essa Kassab | - | Kuwait, Kuwait |
Ghada El-Sadek | El-Sadek | Mississauga, Canada |
Yasser Ahmad Saleh Aoudi | - | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
abir hammoud | - | odense, denmark |
soheil | - | kuwait |
Hala Hammoud | Hammoud | Minnesota, USA |
Imad Maarouf | Maarouf | Beirut, Lebanon |
atef maarouf | - | mn, usa |
Ahmad | Maarouf | Houston, USA |
Marouf | maarouf | - |
saleh aoudi | - | - |
Nabil MAAROUF | MAAROUF | Bordeaux, France |
Karim Sadik | SADIK | - |
IMBECIL DE MONALISA INT'L PY | - | Foz |
Wessam Maarouf | - | Copenhagen, Denmark |
abu wadee3 | elkhatib | united arab emirates, abudhabi |
Khaled Elabed | - | - |
Khaled Ali Yassen Aoudi | Aoudi | Ontario, Canada |
Fawzi Maarouf | Maarouf | CT,USA |
mazin khalid | - | TEXAS USA |
Ibrahim el sadiq | - | GAZA, Palestine |
Lama Sadiq | sadiq | ca, usa |
Mahmoud Sharif Daher | Daher | - |
Ali Khashan | khashan | leicester, UK & Lebanon |
n/a | alsadek | sharjah, uae |
Aouni Al Sadek | Al Sadek | N/A, PAKISTAN |
HORM | - | Beirut, Lebanon |
Ahmad Taha | TAHA | ohio, USA |
NAZEIH MAAROUF | - | TURKEY, TURKEY |
Awad Marouf | Marouf | Dubai |
Mayssara Seoud | - | Denmark, Danmark |
bassam El_Khatib | El_khatib | USA |
Doaa.M. Sadek | AL- SADEQ | United Arab Emirates |
Fadi M. Sadeq | Sadeq | United Arab Emirates |
mohammed k. maarouf | MAAROUF | BEIRUT, LEBANON |
hussam | - | ankara, Turkey |
jamalmaarouf | maarouf | gotenberg, sweden |
Mohamad Fadda | - | Beirut, Lebanon |
samer maarouf | - | beirut, lebanon |
Basil Sadiq | Sadiq | Virginia, United States |
Salma Al-Khatib | Al-Khatib | Khobar, Saudia |
Ragheed Ali-Al Bukkaee | Ali-Al Bukkaee | Doha, Qatar |
Hicham Maarouf | Maarouf | Kّbenhavn NV, Danmark |
AHMAD ZIAD MAAROUF | MAAROUF | ATHENS, GREECE |
Sharif Khalil Zaher | Zaher | Tripoli, Lebanon |
Adnan Nafa | Nafa | Copenhagen, DK |
samer | el_khatib | uae, uae |
mohammad | Maarouf | Germany, Germany |
bahaa zaher | zaher | Kuwait |
Dana Mushrif daher | Daher | Dubai, UAE |
mahmoud maarouf | - | rabat, maroc |
Jihad Marouf | marouf | Saida, LEB |
aoudi | der alqasi | abu dhabi, uae |
Tahani Audi | - | - |
hani | - | uae, uae |
Mazen Maarouf | - | OHIO, USA |
Firas Elsadek | Al Sadeq | NJ, USA |
Tarek Hikmat Elsadek | Al Sadeq | NJ, USA |
Maan Maarouf | - | Dubai, U.A.E |
Tawfeek Abdulkhalik | MALAK | U.A.E. |
AHMAD MAAROUF | Maarouf | Ohio, USA |
mohamad | - | lebanon, lebanon |
Ibn Sami Al-Sadek | Sadek | AL, USA |
kassem assaad | Assaad | - |
rida alsadek | - | - |
A. H. Al Rasheed Est. For Contracting. | - | Centeral, Saudi Arabia |
Awad Aref Daher | Al Daher | Dubai, U.A.E. |
Daoud Zaher | Al-Zaher | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
Imad Ali | Ali Al Bukkaee | Southern, Lebanon |
HANI AOUDI | - | UAE, 50 |
Samah Maarouf | Maarouf | Madrid, Spain |
Rami Maarouf | Maarouf | Ney York, USA |
Abu Omar | Daher | Oman, Oman |
MAZEN AOUDI | - | UAE, 50 |
ali | abdulrahim | sharjah, uae |
muhammed | abdulrahim | sharjah, uae |
Manar Mostafa Sadek | Sadek | RAK, UAE |
AYMAN | AUDI | UAE, UAE |
Heba Mustafa Sadek | Sadeq | Sharjah -U.A.E |
Mohammed Kamal Sadek | Sadek | Sharjah, UAE |
makram aoude | AOUDE | UAE, UAE |
kareem maarouf | - | gayrettepe, turkey |
shadia audeh | - | Amman, Jordan |
Mohamad Kassab | - | QC, Canada |
Abu Alladin | Daher | C, Sweden |
Mohsen Daher | Daher | Abu Dhabi, UAE(050-5114322) |
Hisham Maarouf | Maarouf | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
OMAR ZAHER | zaher | Dubai, UAE |
samira | daher | uae, uae |
maarouf | Dayer al qasi | Denmark, denmark |
Rami Ghandi | Al Sadeq | Malta |
abu fadel | Zaher | sharjah, united arab emirates |
Ahmad Fawzi Zaher | Zaher | Dubai, UAE |
Majdeddine Mahmoud Zaher | Zaher | INDIANA, USA |
Raafat Taha | Taha | - |
Imad Asaad Hamadeh | Hamadeh | Gothenburg, Sweden |
mohamad | - | lebanon, lebanon |
AbuAhmad | - | - |
Khalid Malak | Malak | U.A.E |
Yasser Zaher | - | - |
Mohammad Toufik Maarouf | Maarouf | - |
Ali Zeid Aoudi | Aoudi | Texas, USA |
te.MAHMOUD SHAMOUN | tal al-turmus | amman, jordan |
MAHMOOD A. AL UNIES | AL UNIES | abu dhabi, united arab emirates |
IYAD H. AL UNIES | AL UNIES | CHEHEEM AL SHOUF, LEBANON |
HUSSAM H. AL UNIES | AL UNIES | CHEHEEM AL SHOUF, LEBANON |
IMAD H. AL UNIES | AL UNIES | NORWAY, OSLO |
GHASSAN H. AL UNIES | AL UNIES | abu dhabi, united arab emirates |
Mohammad Y Hajj | hajj | Central Province, Saudi Arabia |
nader | zaher | abu dhabi, uae |
Mostafa Hassan Hamaeh | Hamadeh | - |
Akram Saleh Hamadeh | Hamadeh | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Abed Almonem zaher | - | dubai, UAE |
Ahmed Fares Makkieh | - | Beirut |
Saadeddine Mahmoud Zaher | - | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. |
Omar Daher | Zaher | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Mohammad Ahmad Saleh Aoudi | Aoudi | Eastern Region, 31952 |
Yasser Ahmad Saleh Aoudi | Aoudi | Central Region, Saudi Arabia |
Ahmad Aoudi | Aoudi | Easter Region, Saudi Arabia |
Mohammad Alsadek | Alsadek | - |
Sami | - | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. |
Mahmoud Madi Daher | Daher | Abu Dhabi - UAE |
AMMAR MAAROUF | - | UAE |
AHMAD MAAROUF | - | - |
Rula al-Sadek | al-Sadek | Sayda, Lebanon |
Dr. Imad Hassan El-Sadek | El-Sadek | Salmiya, Kuwait |
Imad Hammoud | - | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Dr. Ibrahim Sadeq | - | - |
Dr.Moufid mohd. El Abed | - | - |
Khalid Mazen Sadeq | Sadeq | CA, USA |
Abed Maarouf | Maarouf | sharjah, UAE |
Dr.Said Al Abed | - | - |
Nabeel Hazim Sadiq | Sadiq | Virginia, USA |
Basil Maysara Sadiq | Sadiq | Virginia, USA |
Maysara Khalid Sadiq | Sadiq | Virginia, USA |
Mohamad Ghassan El-Sadek | Sadeq | ON, Canada |
Haitham Sabri Sadeq | Sadeq | Virginia, USA |
Aiman Sadeq | Al-Sadeq | VA, USA |
Dalia Mazen Sadiq | - | CA, USA |
Hazim Khalid Sadiq | Sadiq | Virginia, USA |
Mazin Khalid Sadiq | Sadiq | CA, USA |
Ziad El-Abd | - | - |
Zakaria Zaher | - | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E |