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Welcome To al-Mas'udiyya - المسعودية (صميل) (אל-מסעודיה)

District of Jaffa
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Statistic & Fact Value
Occupation Date December 25, 1947
Distance From District 5 (km) Northeast of Jaffa
Elevation 25 (meters)
Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Detailswhat's new
Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction
Map Location See location #14 on the map

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Military Operation Haganah or IZL
Refugees' Migration Routes Initially, many refugees sought refuge in the neighboring Jammasin, but later they were on the move again.
Exodus Cause Fear of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village Temains al-Mas'udiyya was mostly destroyed with the exception of a deserted house that belonged to Muhammad Baydas.
Ethnically Cleansing Despite of a peace truce between the villagers and the Haganah, the villagers were terrorized into fleeing on 25th of December 1947.
Population
Year Population*
1922 449
1931 658
1945 850
1948 986
Est. Refugees 1998 6,055
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Number of Houses
Year Number of Houses
1931 127
1948 190
Near By Townswhat's new
al-Jammasin al-Gharbi
       
Mediterranean  
   Zionist Colonies

Tel Aviv
           
Sarona
Town's Name Through History The village was known originally by its alternative name Summayl, but it was renamed to al-Mas'udiyya in the early twentieth century.
Schools al-Mas'udiyya had an elementary school for boys founded in 1931, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 31 student.
Places of Warship One mosque which was built on top of a church foundation.
Nearby Wadies & Rivers al-Mas'udiyya was situated 1.5 km south of the al-'Awja River.
Exculsive Jewish Colonies
Who Usurped Village Lands
Tel Aviv City

Village Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"All that remains of the village is one deserted house that belonged to Muhammad Baydas. Nearby is the al-Mas'udiyya (or Summayl) bridge-an arched, steel structure."
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Display Name Clan/Hamolah Country of Residence
Esraa التوم/عليان Toronto, Canada
محمود أبويوسف عشيرة القطاطوة غزة, فلسطين
فراس حجاج حجاج -
فادي حسن ابو زيد عمان
عماد التوم التوم الزرقاء, الاردن
Saleh Abusaad - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Billal Saoud Saoud Kuwait
Juman A.J - Jordan/Palestine
يافاوي Yafawi أيوب (أبو دقيق) Ayyoub Amman, Jordan
sharifsaed أبو سعد غزة
Ahmed Salem El Sayed Ahmed - -
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