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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