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| Welcome To Salama District of Jaffa سلمة الباسلة - סלמה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Statistic/Fact | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israeli occupation date | April 25, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 5 (km) East of Jaffa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 25 (meters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #15 on the map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | Operation Chametz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israeli attacking brigade | Alexandroni Brigade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defenders | Local militia & Arab Liberation Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis | Salama was mostly destroyed with the exception of ten houses and the village schools. Some of the houses belongs to Muhammad Salih, Mustafa Abu Najm, Abu Jarada, Abu 'Amasha, Muhammad al-Hawtari, Abu 'Asba, Sha'ban al-Naji, and al-'Arbid. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | Salama inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Town's name through history | Salama was named after Salma Ibn Hashim (prophet Mohammad companion) whose tomb is still standing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | Salama had two schools: the 1st was a junior high for boys founded in 1920 and it had an enrollment of 504 boys in 1945; the 2nd school was for girls founded in 1936 and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 121 girls. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religious institutions | One mosque which is still standing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Tel Aviv city | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| saeed | صقر | - |
| أسامة منصور | - | يافا, فلسطين |
| الطائر الحزين | سالم | - |
| SHEBLI | - | Amman, Jordan |
| عمر العثامنةعمرا لعثمانية | العثمانية | عمان, الاردن |
| جهاد صلاح خليل سويدان | سويدان | جدة, السعودية |
| ابو علي سلمة | سلمة | بيتونيا, فلسطين |
| masoud77 | العالم | amman |
| niss abu nijem | Abu Nijem | Amman, Jordan |
| باسم النجار | النجار | ALGER, ALGERIE |
| خالد | - | شيكاغو |
| khaled hammad | hammad | cal, cal |
| aiman hammad | hammad | kuwait |
| حنان حسين العلي | حسين العلي | germany |
| saif al deen swedan | swedan | - |
| tarek chatat | - | algeria, algeria |
| نضال داود ابوشميس | أبو شميس | عمان, الأردن |
| فراس جلال صقر | صقر | aqaba, jordan |
| Ahmed Bedair | - | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| ابوعماد | صقر | - |
| Amani Shaher Abu Shanab | - | Riyadh, KSA |
| نبيل صالح موسى علي صالح | - | جده السعودية |
| Mohammad Salah Khalil Sweidan | Sweidan | Amman, Jordan |
| eyad.m | ابواصبع(صقر) | الرياض |
| yaaser abu hajar | ابــو حجــر | sweden |
| hasanalmani | - | AL-Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| Samer Asfoor | Asfoor | - |
| رند ابو نجم | ابو نجم | ال, السعودية |
| ahmed Abu Nassar | abu nassar | makkah, saudi arabia |
| احمد محمد عز الدين ابو نصار | - | makkah, makkah |
| mahmoud odeh | odeh | FLorida, USA |
| Maher Odeh | Odeh | FLorida, USA |
| ابو ابراهيم دويدار | دويدار | طرابلس, ليبيا |
| amersaqr | al saqr | dubai |
| سعيد | حماد | رام الله |
| wewe | Abu Nijem | RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Abou Nassar | Abou Nassar | amman, amman |
| monishali | - | - |
| Ghassan Al-Alem | Al-Alem | Amman, Jordan |
| Sultan Al-Shayeb | Al-Shayeb | - |
| sultan Al-Shayeb | Al-Shayeb | - |
| مصطفى (عكيرم) | ال- مصطفى | - |
| ايمن رماحه | رماحه | الرياض, السعودية |
| أبو الآمين | - | - |
| محمـــــد ابو حجـر | ابـــو حجـــر | - |
| sami hammad | hammad | ca, ca |
| mohammad abu al-anain | ابو العينين | jordan, now in dubai for work |
| rashad saleh | صالح | Irbed, Jordan |
| محمد | النجار | الرياض |
| wala'papillon | Abunijem | - |
| Mousa Al Mitwalley | Al Mitwalley | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| abboodeh | زغلول | Kuwait |
| Eman El-Naji | Al-Shaf3i | Amman, Jordan |
| osama azazi | - | - |
| ابو عصام | قرمش | الاردن |
| ابو سيف | قرمش | السعوديه |
| f | - | - |
| awlad //omar alnady | abdul-hameed alnady | jordan, jordan |
| omar alnady | abdul-hameed alnady | bruxelles, belgium |
| jafanet | al khteeb- asfour | Zarqa |
| Alaa Abunijem | Abunijem | - |
| النسر | - | عمان, الاردن |
| أبو نواف | أبو نجم | Amman, Jordan |
| Amer | Yasin | Baghdad, Iraq |
| ساره | ياسين | صنعاء, اليمن |
| ناصر | العثامنه | العقبة , الاردن |
| ابو سلمان | مشه | اربد, الاردن |
| صالح | علي صالح | نابلس |
| Ahmad Harb | Harb | Ohio, USA |
| Sami najeeb Abunijem | ABUNIJEM | Jeddah |
| fkhatib | Badawi | IL, USA |
| Tariq Al-khawaja | Alkhawaja | Bahrain |
| Mohammed Omar Abu Abduh | Abu Abduh | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| Mohammed Omar Abu Abduh | Abu Abduh | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| Kamal Alshafie | Alshafie | - |
| Murad Abu Nijem | Abu Nijem | - |
| Ahmad Abu Nijem | Abu Nijem | - |
| basem rammaha | Rammaha-Qaddoura | Michigan, USA |
| salim ali-saleh | ali saleh | ny, usa |
| nizam azzazi | azzazi | - |
| Suhail Bakr Salem | - | - |
| Khawla | Hammad | Amman, Jordan |
| Almuhtadi | - | - |
| Abdelhadi Zaqzouq | Zaqzouq | DUBAI, UAE |
| Abdulhadi | Zaqzouq | Almuraqabat, UAE |
| Majed Odeh | Odeh | - |
| Mohammad Sweedan | Sweedan | Amman, Jordan |
| marwan sweedan | sweedan | sydney, australia |
| MZHAFNAWI | Al-Hafnawi | Amman, Jordan |
| Shafiq Abdulhalim Mohammad SalehElkhalil | Saleh Elkhalil | Illinois, USA |
| Mahmoud Ahmad Mohammad Saleh | Mohammad El Saleh | Quebec, Canada |
| Mohammad Sweidan | Sweidan | Amman, Jordan |
| Ala Al-Azzazi | alazzazi | NRW, Germany |
| khaled Moh'd Mansour | Mansour | saudi arabia, saudi arabia |
| A.Jawad A.Rabbo | Al-athamna | sultanate of Oman |
| Mansi | Mansi | NY, US |
| Maya | Al-Salem | Dubai, UAE |
| Noura El-naji | - | - |
| leena El-naji | - | - |
| Darwish Abou Nassar | Abou Nassar | Ejypt, Al Agooza |
| barbaric | barbaric | Jordan , Jordan |
| belal hafnawi | hafnawi | amman, jordan |
| A.rahman A.rabbo | Al athamna | Qatar, QATAR |
| abu falasteen | 3weenat (owaynat) | - |
| Ehab Sweedan | Sweedan | Ontario, Canada |
| Ammar Oudeh | Oudeh | Ontario, Canada |
| Akram Karmash | - | - |
| Rula El-Naji | - | - |
| Ahmed Ramaha | - | IL, USA |
| sami Al-Alem | Al-Alem | MI, USA |
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