| 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 |
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