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| Welcome To Kafr Bir'im District of Safad كفر برعم - כפר בירעים Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Israeli occupation date | November 4, 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 11.5 (km) North West of Safad | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 750 (meters) | ||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #41 on the map | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | Operation Hiram | ||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Expulsion by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis | Complete destruction of the village in 1953, Only the church and its bell tower left standing (it needs renovations, any volunteers!) | ||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | Kafr Bir'im inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||||
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| Land usage in 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 on town's lands | Baram and Dovev | ||||||||||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The village has been demolished. The only standing structure is the church and its belltower. Crumbled walls, some scattered, partially-collapsed houses, and extensive rubble cover the hillside, all overgrown with bushes and wild grasses. 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
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