Statistic/Fact |
Value |
Israeli occupation date |
April 15, 1948 |
Distance from district center |
17 (km) West of Jerusalem |
Elevation from the sea |
400 (meters) |
Map location |
See location number #1 on the map |
Israeli military operation |
Second stage of Operation Dani |
Village remains after destruction by Israelis |
Nitaf was mostly destroyed with the exception of ONE deserted house. |
Ethnically cleansed by Israelis |
Nitaf inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. |
Land ownership before occupation |
Ethnic Group |
Land Ownership (Dunums) |
Arab |
1,401 |
Jewish |
0 |
Public |
0 |
Total |
1,401 |
|
Land usage in 1945 |
Land Usage Type |
Arab (Dunum) |
Irrigated & Plantation |
166 |
Area planted w/ olives |
77 |
Planted W/ Cereal |
158 |
Cultivable |
324 |
Non-Cultivable |
1,077 |
|
Population before occupation |
Year |
Population |
1922 |
16 |
1945 |
40 |
1948 |
46 |
Est. Refugees 1998 |
285 |
|
Shrines/maqams |
Nitaf had a maqam for local sage known as al-Shaykh Mas'ud. |
Water supplies |
The villagers used to obtained their domestic water from a spring to the west and depended on rain for watering their crops. |
Archeological sites |
Nitaf was built on an archaeological site and was surrounded by a number of khirbas. |
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands |
The Israeli settlement of "Nataf" is not far from 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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