| Statistic/Fact |
Value |
| Israeli occupation date |
May 13, 1948 |
| Distance from district center |
14 (km) North East of Gaza |
| Elevation from the sea |
50 (meters) |
| Map location |
See location number #42 on the map |
| Israeli military operation |
Operation Barak |
| Israeli attacking brigade |
Negev Brigade |
| Exodus Cause |
Expulsion by Jewish troops |
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis |
The village has been completely defaced |
| Ethnically cleansed by Israelis |
Najd inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. |
| Land ownership before occupation |
| Ethnic Group |
Land Ownership (Dunums) |
| Arab |
12,669 |
| Jewish |
495 |
| Public |
412 |
| Total |
13,576 |
|
| Land usage in 1945 |
| Land Usage Type |
Arab (Dunum) |
Jewish (Dunum) |
| Area planted w/ citrus |
10 |
0 |
| Irrigated & Plantation |
511 |
0 |
| Planted W/ Cereal |
11,917 |
427 |
| Built up |
26 |
0 |
| Cultivable |
12,438 |
427 |
| Non-Cultivable |
617 |
68 |
|
Population
before occupation |
| Year |
Population |
| 1596 |
215 |
| 1922 |
305 |
| 1931 |
422 |
| 1945 |
620 |
| 1948 |
719 |
| Est. Refugees 1998 |
4,417 |
|
| Number of houses |
| Year |
Number of houses |
| 1931 |
82 |
| 1948 |
139 |
|
| Schools |
Najd students attended school in the nearby village of Simsim. |
| Archeological sites |
Najd contained rough, stone foundations of ancient buildings, vaults, and cisterns |
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands |
Sderot and Or ha-Ner |
| Related Maps |
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