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District of Safad
Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Occupation Date | November 4, 1948 | ||||||||||||||
Distance From District | 11.5 (km) North West of Safad | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 750 (meters) | ||||||||||||||
Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Details![]() |
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Map Location | See location #41 on the map View from satellite |
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Military Operation | Operation Hiram | ||||||||||||||
Exodus Cause | Expulsion by Zionist troops | ||||||||||||||
Village Temains | Complete destruction of the village in 1953, Only the church and its bell tower left standing (it needs renovations, any volunteers!) | ||||||||||||||
Ethnically Cleansing | Kafr Bir'im 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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Town's Name Through History | The Canaanites referred to the village by Periya'm | ||||||||||||||
Archeological Sites | The village contained the remains of olive presses, a synagogue, tombs, and cisterns | ||||||||||||||
Exculsive Jewish Colonies Who Usurped Village Lands |
Baram and Dovev | ||||||||||||||
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Village Before NakbaThe village stood on a rocky hill only a little higher than the surrounding area and faced north and west. A secondary road linked it to a number of villages in the west and east and led to the coastal highway and the highway to Safad. The village's name may have been a corruption of the name of the Canaanite town of Periya'm. In the late nineteenth century, Kafr Bir'im was described as a stone-built village, surrounded by gardens, olive trees, and vineyards. The population was estimated to be between 300 and 500. [[SWP (1881) I:198]] Most of the villagers were Christian; in modem times the population consisted of 700 Christians and 10 Muslims. Their houses, made of stone and mud, were built close together. Some of the land was forested. Agriculture, irrigated from the abundant springs, was the primary occupation of the villagers, who were especially active in olive and fruit cultivation. In 1944/45 a total of 3,718 dunums was allocated to cereals and 1101 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards. Kafr Bir'im was an archaeological site that contained the remains of olive presses, a synagogue, tombs, and cisterns.Village Occupation and Ethnic CleaningKafr Bir'im surrendered in early November 1948, when Galilee fell to Israeli forces during Operation Hiram (see 'Arab al-Samniyya, Acre sub-district). Its residents, along with those of other border villages, were "temporarily" expelled for "security reasons." Some of those expelled across the border were later allowed to return to Israel, but not to their village. Others found hiding in caves near the village were transported to the village of Jish (3 km to the southeast) and settled in its previously emptied houses. The Israeli Supreme Court ruled in July 1952 that there was no reason to prevent their return. The army, however, leveled the village in 1953.Zionists Colonies on Village LandsThe settlement of Dovev (188273), established in 1963, is northwest of the village site on village land. To the northeast, a bit farther away from the site, is the settlement of Bar'am (191273), founded in 1949 by members of the Palmach. [[P:37]]Village TodayThe village has been demolished. The only standing structure is the church and its bell tower. Crumbled walls some scattered, partially-collapsed houses, and extensive rubble cover the hillside, all overgrown with bushes and wild grasses (see photos). Some of the archaeological remains are still visible. The village site has been closed off and the surrounding area declared an archaeological and tourist site.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 |
habib | khalil | nsw, australia |