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District of Safad
Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Occupation Date | May 11, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance From District | 22 (km) North East of Safad | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 100 (meters) | ||||||||||||||||||
Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Details![]() |
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Map Location | See location #20 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 | Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town | ||||||||||||||||||
Village Temains | The village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind. | ||||||||||||||||||
Ethnically Cleansing | al-Buwayziyya 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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Schools | The village had elementary school for boys founded in 1937. | ||||||||||||||||||
Water Supply | The village had many nearby springs which provided it with drinking water. | ||||||||||||||||||
Exculsive Jewish Colonies Who Usurped Village Lands |
No settlements on village lands | ||||||||||||||||||
Village Before NakbaThe village was situated on the western edge of the al-Hula Plain, on the lower, rocky slopes of Mount 'Amil. It stood on the west side of a highway that ran from the city of Tiberias to the northernmost Palestinian village, al-Mutilla. The village had many springs that provided drinking water. A boys' elementary school opened its doors in al-Buwayziyya in 1937. The people of al-Buwayziyya, who were predominantly Muslim, earned their livelihood from agriculture and tilled a relatively large amount of land. Although they grew mainly citrus and other fruits, grain and vegetables were also cultivated. In 1944/45 a total of 2,770 dunums were allocated to cereals, and 56 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards.Village Occupation and Ethnic CleaningJewish forces captured al-Buwayziyya on 11 May 1948, during the assault on eastern Galilee known as Operation Yiftach (see Abil al-Qamh, Safad sub-district). Israeli historian Benny Morris indicates that al-Buwayziyya's residents fled when they learned that the neighboring village of al-Khalisa, 5 km to the north, had fallen. That village had been evacuated after the Haganah turned down the villagers' request for an 'agreement.' In the absence of such an accommodation, both villages presumably anticipated a direct attack. The villagers probably were also influenced by the fall of Safad on the same day, an event that undermined morale in the villages of the sub-district. [M:123]Zionists Colonies on Village LandsThere are no Israeli settlements on village lands.Village TodayOn the site where al-Buwayziyya once stood are the remains of destroyed houses, a few walls and terraces, and the (intact) concrete roof of one house. The flat portions of the surrounding lands are used by Israelis for agriculture; the more hilly lands serve as pasture.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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