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Welcome To al-Hamra - الحمرا (אל-חמרא)

District of Baysan
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Picture for al-Hamra Village - Palestine: : التقطت هذة الصورة لقرية الحمرا بتاريخ 26/10/2007
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Statistic & Fact Value
Occupation Date May 31, 1948
Distance From District 7.5 (km) South of Baysan
Elevation -175 (meters)
Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Detailswhat's new
Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction
Map Location See location #27 on the map

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Military Operation Operation Gideon
Attacking Units Possibly Fourth Battalion of Golani Brigade
Exodus Cause Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village Temains al-Hamra was completely obliterated and defaced.
Ethnically Cleansing al-Hamra inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Pre-Nakba
Land Ownership
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)*
Arab 8,623
Jewish 2,153
Public 753
**Total 10,902
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps
Land Usage
As of 1945
Land Usage Arab (Dunum)* Jewish (Dunum)*
Citrus Groves 0 57
Irrigated & Plantation 32 0
Olive Groves 21 0
Planted W/ Cereal 8,429 2,153
Arable 8,461 2,210
Non-Arable 733 0
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Population
Year Population*
1945 730
1948 847
Est. Refugees 1998 5,200
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Near By Townswhat's new
al-Samiriyya
         
Farwana

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'Arab al-'Arida
       
   al-Khunayzir

Bardala
           
al-Fatur
Town's Name Through History The village was named after the Bedouin tribe who settled in the village lands many centuries ago.
Archeological Sites al-Hamra contains the following archeological sites dating back to Canaanites period: Tell al-Shuqaf, and Tell Abu Kharaj.
Exculsive Jewish Colonies
Who Usurped Village Lands
No Israeli settlements on village lands.
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Village Before Nakba

The village, classified as a hamlet by the Palestine Index Gazetteer, was located on the lower slopes of the Golan Heights. It overlooked the al-Hula Plain on all sides except the east and faced the village of al-Muftakhira, about 1 km to the northwest. Wadi al-Dufayla, which drained the Golan Heights, flowed between the two villages in a northeast-southwest direction, turning sharply to the south below al-Muftakhira.

Village Occupation and Ethnic Cleaning

Israeli military intelligence claimed that the residents of al-Hamra', fearing an attack by Zionist forces, fled in panic on 1 May. The residents of Khiyam al-Walid and Ghuraba (1 km southeast and 3 km south of the village, respectively) left their villages on the same day. Al-Hamra' was seized during Operation Yiftach (see Abil al-Qamh, Safad sub-disctrict). No mention is made of the villagers' destination or the ultimate fate of the village itself.

Zionists Colonies on Village Lands

The settlement of Shamir (212285), established in 1944, is about 2 km northeast of the site; it is not on village lands.

Village Today

The entire site is fenced in and serves as an Israeli cow pasture (see photo). Two houses built of stone without mortar stand on the site. The remains of some black basalt walls are also visible.

Source

Dr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains.

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