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Welcome To Bayt Umm al-Mays District of Jerusalem بيت أم الميس - בית אום אל-מיס Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Statistic/Fact | Value | ||||||||||||
Israeli occupation date | October 21, 1948 | ||||||||||||
Distance from district center | 14 (km) West of Jerusalem | ||||||||||||
Elevation from the sea | 650 (meters) | ||||||||||||
Map location | See location number #18 on the map | ||||||||||||
Israeli military operation | Operation ha-Har | ||||||||||||
Israeli attacking brigade | Har'el Brigade | ||||||||||||
Village defenders | Arab Liberation Army volunteers, Jordanian Army, and some local Palestinian militia. | ||||||||||||
Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||
Village remains after destruction by Israelis | Bayt Umm al-Mays was completely destroyed and defaced, and only house rubble left behind. | ||||||||||||
Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | Bayt Umm al-Mays 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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Town's name through history | The Crusaders referred to the village by Beittelamus. | ||||||||||||
Water supplies | Bayt Umm al-Mays has two springs located to the southwest which provided it with its water needs. | ||||||||||||
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | No settlements on village lands | ||||||||||||
Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The site is covered with wild grass that grows around the remains of stone terraces. A few almond, olive, and fig trees also grow along the terraces. The dried-out stems ofvines can be seen among the grass. The remains of a demolished house, which include fragments of an archway, stand at the northern end of the village; the ruins of another house stand at a short distance from the southern end, near a well. Two caves can be seen in the west. There are two very large stone slabs standing at the southern edge of the site, surrounded by bushes
Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
رنا حمدان | حمدان | القدس, قلنديا - البلد |