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| Welcome To al-Birwa District of Acre البروه - אל-בירוה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Israeli occupation date | June 11, 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 10.5 (km) East of Acre | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 60 (meters) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #23 on the map | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | Operation Dekel | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Defenders | Local militia & Arab Liberation Army | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis | al-Birwa was mostly destroyed with the exception of three houses, two shrines, and one of the village schools remain standing. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | al-Birwa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Town's name through history | The Crusades referred to al-Birwa by Broet. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | al-Birwa had two schools: the 1st school was an elementary school for boys founded by the Ottomans in 1888, and the 2nd was for girls which was founded in 1943 (one of the schools remains standing, but it requires serious renovations guys. Any volunteers!) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable people from town | The famous Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, who currently resides in Ramallah, occupied West Bank. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Religious institutions | One mosque and one church. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shrines/maqams | Two shrines for local sages , and both shrines remain standing to this date. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Archeological sites | Khirbat Tall Bir al-Gharbi to the west contains artifacts dating from 2300 to 900 B.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Kibbutz Yas'ur and Achihud. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Three houses, two shrines, and a school remain. One of these shrines is made of stone and has a dome with a shallow curvature that spans the entire roof. The school's architecture is similar to that of Qula (see Quia, al-Ramla District). All of these landmarks stand deserted amid cactuses, weeds, and fig, olive, and mulberry trees. The debris of destroyed houses punctuates the vegetation. There are also some graves near the site that are in a state of neglect. Part of the site and the land are farmed by the residents of Achihud."
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| monier semri | - | - |
| Khaled Miari | Miari | Denmark |
| zakaria hawash | hawash | algeria syria |
| jephrah | - | dubai |
| Ruham Hawash | Hawash | - |
| مراد كيال | كيال | جديده |
| RANIM | HAWASH | ALEPPO, SYRIA |
| mamun | nimer alkhaled | Germany, germany |
| Amjad | دندن | West Bank, West Bank |
| حبيب الاقصى | علي ديب | - |
| ahmad khaled | khaled | palestine, palestine |
| Rafeeq J. Darwish | RAFEEQ J. DARWISH | JORDAN |
| iyad hawash | hawash | حلب, syria |
| JB4EvEr | - | Acre, Palestine |
| khaled khaled | - | damascus, syria |
| hawash | - | syria, syria |
| ابو طويله | السعدي | فلسطين, فلسطين |
| amer hawash | hawash | Al-nyrab, syria |
| rahman | - | aleppo |
| Ghassan Eid | Eid | ACRE / KABUL, ACRE |
| ameer saad | - | Canada |
| qassem saad | Saad | Saida, Lebanon |
| Noura Dabdoub | Dabdoub | USA |
| njeeb deeb | Ali Deeb | -, - |
| tamer saad | S3d | - |
| Majed Dabdoub | Dabdoub | usa |
| khaled deeb | ali deeb | - |
| Emad Mansour | mansour | acre |
| imad kaiali | kiali | UAE |
| M. SAAD | SAAD | USA |
| salim saad | saad | saudi arabia, saudi arabia |
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