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District of Haifa
Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Statistic & Fact | Value | ||||||
Occupation Date | May 22, 1948 | ||||||
Distance From District | 22 (km) South of Haifa | ||||||
Elevation | 50 (meters) | ||||||
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Map Location | See location #21 on the map View from satellite |
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Military Operation | Operation Shoter (Police) | ||||||
Attacking Units | A special force drawn from the Golani, Carmeli, and Alexandroni brigades | ||||||
Defenders | Local Palestinian militia, Arab Liberation Army volunteers, and some assistance from the Iraqi army in Tulkarm and Jinin. | ||||||
Acts of Terror | In September 1948, UN investigators stated that 130 villagers were unaccounted for (al-Tira, 'Ayn Houwd, & 'Ayn Ghazal for more detailes) | ||||||
Refugees' Migration Routes | Villagers were expelled eastward to Jinin | ||||||
Village Temains | The village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind. | ||||||
Ethnically Cleansing | al-Sawamir inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||
Population |
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Number of Houses | In (1931): 247 (included under 'Ayn Ghazal) | ||||||
Archeological Sites | al-Sawamir contained foundations of buildings, cut building stones, caves, tombs, and a well. | ||||||
Exculsive Jewish Colonies Who Usurped Village Lands |
En Ayyala & 'Ofer | ||||||
Village TodayAccording to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:"The ruins of two walls (formerly parts of a building) are visible at the site, which has been fenced in with barbed wire. " |
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Related Maps | Town Lands' Demarcation Maps خرائط للقضاء توضح حدود القرى والاودية Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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More Information | في كتاب كي لا ننسى المزيد من موقع هوية |
Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |