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Welcome To 'Ayn Hawd District of Haifa عين حوض - עין חוד Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Israeli occupation date | July 15, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
Distance from district center | 14.5 (km) South of Haifa | ||||||||||||||||
Elevation from the sea | 125 (meters) | ||||||||||||||||
Map location | See location number #10 on the map | ||||||||||||||||
Israeli military operation | Operation Shoter (Police) | ||||||||||||||||
Israeli attacking brigade | A special force drawn from units of the Israeli Navy, Golani, Carmeli, and Alexandroni brigades | ||||||||||||||||
Village defenders | Local Arab militia, Arab Liberation Army volunteers, and some support from the Iraqi Army in Tulkarm | ||||||||||||||||
Israeli acts of terror | Soon after occupation in September 1948, UN investigators stated that 130 villagers were unaccounted for. | ||||||||||||||||
Refugees' migration route | 'Ayn Hawd inhabitants were mostly expelled eastward to Jinin (West Bank). On the other hand, few people were allowed to stay behind. | ||||||||||||||||
Exodus Cause | Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town | ||||||||||||||||
Village remains after destruction by Israelis | The village was not destroyed, and since 1954 it has been converted into an artists' colony. | ||||||||||||||||
Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | 'Ayn Hawd inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||||||
Land ownership before occupation |
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Land usage in 1945 |
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Population before occupation |
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Number of houses |
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Schools | 'Ayn Hawd had an elementary school for boys, which was founded by the Ottomans in 1888. | ||||||||||||||||
Religious institutions | One mosque now restaurant or bar | ||||||||||||||||
Archeological sites | 'Ayn Hawd had Khirba al Hajla, which contained the foundations of buildings, dressed stones, and rock-hewn cisterns. | ||||||||||||||||
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Nir 'Etziyon and 'En Hod | ||||||||||||||||
Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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More Information |
According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The village was not destroyed; it has been an artists' colony since 1954, and is designated as a tourist site. The village mosque has been turned into a restaurant/bar, the "Bonanza" The 130 inhabitants of the new' Ayn Hawd have built a new mosque to replace the old one. Muhammad Abu al-Hayja, the son of a leader of the old village, represents the new village in its struggle to win municipal status."
Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
سامي أبو الهيجاء | أبو الهيجاء | Amman, Jordan |
ahmad abo al-hija | - | - |
رشا ابو الهيجاء | ابو الهيجاء | الاردن, الاردن |
شذى ابو الهيجاء | ابو الهيجاء | الاردن-عمان |
شوقي | - | الزرقاء, الزرقاء |
Ali Kazem Abulhaija | - | Doha, Qatar |
محمد شكيب ذيب أبو الهيجاء | أبو الهيجاء | - |
غيث أبو الهيجاء | - | اربد, الأردن |
jafra | Abu Al-Haija | - |
nabil | abualhaija | palestine, ramallah |
Haitham Abu Al-haija | Abu Al-Haija | Dubai, UAE |
Mohammad Abo Al Heja | Abo Al Heja | Kaboul, Pleastine 1948 |
Hassan | Abulhaija | Saudia Arabia, Saudia Arabia |
basel frhan abu alhija'a | abu alhija | damascus, sirya |
Amjad Abu AlHaija | abulhaija | - |
Omar abu alhaija | - | Riyadh |
Mohammed wajeh Abu elhija | abu elhija | MALMض, SWEDEN |
Rami Abuhaija | abu alhaija | Palestine, Palestine |
bhaa abu alhyja | - | - |
musab abu-El-haija | - | - |
ISSAM ABU ELHIGA | ABU ELHIJA | TX, U.S.A |
Samer Abu-El-Haija | Abu-El-Haija | Duesseldorf, Germany |
Thaer Abuelhaija | Abuelhaija | AB, Canada |
hisham abu alhaija | abu alhaija | u.a.e, uae |
nassr | abulhaija' | sharjah, UAE |
Dr.Riad Abu alhaijaa | Abu alhijaa | DAMASCUS, SYRIA |
Sireen | abu alhaijaa | - |
Ala younis AboAlHaija | Abo Al Haija | Northen, Jordan |
ابو ثابت | - | - |
Dr-AboooD | Abo Al Haija | cairo, egypt |
ahmad abu al haija'a | ABU AL HAIJA'A | - |
Dr_CRX | AboAlHaija | Irbid, Jordan |
Hani abu alhaijaa | Abu-Alhaijaa | Jordan |
younis abu alhaija | abu alhaija | - |
abu al-hija | ain howd | jordan, jordan |
nesreen abu elhija | abu elhaija | irbid, jordan |
Muhannad Abu Al-Hayja | Abu Al-Hayja | Syria |
Abu Firas | abulhayja | IRBID, JORDAN |