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Occupation Date | July 17, 1948 | ||||||||||
Distance From District | 26 (km) West of Jerusalem | ||||||||||
Elevation | 300 (meters) | ||||||||||
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Map Location | See location #12 on the map View from satellite |
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Military Operation | Operation Dani | ||||||||||
Attacking Units | Har'el Brigade | ||||||||||
Village Temains | Khirbat Ism Allah was mostly destroyed with the exception of few deserted houses. | ||||||||||
Ethnically Cleansing | Ism Allah, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||
Pre-Nakba Land Ownership |
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps |
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Land Usage As of 1945 |
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Water Supply | Khirbat Ism Allah had a spring to the west which supplied it with fresh water. | ||||||||||
Exculsive Jewish Colonies Who Usurped Village Lands |
Kefar Uriyya | ||||||||||
Village Before NakbaThe village consisted of two separate clusters of houses that stood on the western slope of a hill; some of the caves nearby, to the north, were also used as dwellings. Ism Allah literally meant "Name of God" in Arabic; the reason for this designation is not known. There was a spring west of the site as well as numerous caves. Secondary roads and dirt paths linked the village to the highways from Gaza and Bayt Jibrin (a major village in the Hebron sub-district) and to the Jerusalem−Jaffa highway. Both the village houses and the entrances that had been attached to the cave dwellings were built of stone. The few families who lived in Khirbat Ism Allah were Muslims. In 1944/45 a total of 485 dunums was allocated to cereals; 3 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards. The village houses stood on the southern edge of a khirba which was an archaeological site; it contained the foundations of walls and a well.Village Occupation and Ethnic CleaningGiven the village's location, it may have been captured by the Har'el Brigade on 17−18 July 1948, along with a string of villages on a side road to Jerusalem. These villages were overrun during Operation Dani (see Abu al-Fadl, Ramla sub-district), when Israeli forces widened the corridor they had already forged from the coast to Jerusalem.Zionists Colonies on Village LandsIn 1944, Zionists established the settlement of Kefar Uriyya (145133) about 1.5 km northwest of the village site, close to, but not on, village land.Village TodayThe caves in the northern part of the site still show evidence of their former use as dwellings; the remains of arched entrances are present. In the southern part of the site, a few ruined houses are surrounded by low stone walls. This area has been recently repopulated by a Jewish shepherd family that renovated and occupied one of the houses. The walled-in area is used as a goat barn, and the entireSourceDr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains. |
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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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Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
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