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District of Safad
Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Occupation Date | May 28, 1948 | ||||||||||||
Distance From District | 22 (km) North East of Safad | ||||||||||||
Elevation | 100 (meters) | ||||||||||||
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Map Location | See location #25 on the map View from satellite |
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Military Operation | Operation Yiftach (commanded by the ethnic cleansing champion Yigal Allon) | ||||||||||||
Attacking Units | The Palmach's First Battalion | ||||||||||||
Exodus Cause | Fear of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting | ||||||||||||
Village Temains | The village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind. | ||||||||||||
Ethnically Cleansing | Ghuraba 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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Exculsive Jewish Colonies Who Usurped Village Lands |
Gonen | ||||||||||||
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Village Before NakbaThe village was situated on the lower slopes of the Golan Heights, some 13 km northeast of what the northeastern shore of Lake al-Hula was before it was drained (1951). The marshlands that extended north of Lake al-Hula were directly to its west, and on its east was the Syrian border. There were a number of springs close to the village. Its entire population was Muslim. The economy of Ghuraba was heavily dependent on agriculture and animal husbandry. In 1944/45 a total of 2,928 dunums was devoted to irrigated agriculture and orchards.Village Occupation and Ethnic CleaningAn Israeli intelligence report on Operation Yiftach dated 30 June 1948 said that the villagers of Ghuraba, in fear of an attack by Zionist forces, fled on May (see Abil aI-Qamh, Safad sub-disctrict). [M:123-24]Zionists Colonies on Village LandsIn 1951, the settlement of Gonen (210281) was established north of the village site, on village land.Village TodayThe stones of ruined houses are strewn across the fencedin site. Segments of a few stone walls still stand. The site and the surrounding land are used for grazing.SourceDr. 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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More Information | في كتاب كي لا ننسى في كتاب بلادنا فلسطين المزيد من موقع هوية |
Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |