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| Welcome To Abu al-Fadl District of al-Ramla أبو الفضل/السطرية - אבו אל-פדל Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Statistic/Fact | Value | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli occupation date | May 9, 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 4 (km) Northwest of al-Ramla | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 75 (meters) | ||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #11 on the map | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | First stage of Operation Dani | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli attacking brigade | Either Har'el Brigade or Giva'ti Brigade | ||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town | ||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis | Abu Fadl was mostly destroyed, and only five of its houses remain standing. | ||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansing by Israelis | Mostly terrorized out after the attack on Bir Salim on the May 9th, 1948. | ||||||||||||||
| Land ownership before occupation |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Population before occupation |
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| Town's name through history | The village was also known by al-Sawtariyya. | ||||||||||||||
| Inhabitants place of origin | Most villagers trace their roots back to nomadic Bedouins from nearby Khan Yunis (in the Occupied Gaza Strip), known by the 'Arab Abu al-Fadl or al-Satariyya. | ||||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | The suburbs of Rishon le-Tziyyon | ||||||||||||||
| 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:
"Of the original village houses, no more than five still stand, deserted and nearly collapsing. One of these houses, located at the edge of a citrus grove, is made of cement blocks, with rectangular doors and windows and a tiled, sloping roof".
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| Dia'a Abu Siam | أبوصيام السطري | الأردن, الرمثا |
| Inaam . | - | - |
| هبة الشوبكي | الشوبكي | عمان, الأردن |
| شريف ابوسمرة | - | خانيونس, فلسطين |
| وليد عبدالقادر | السطري | قطر, قطر |
| ahmad shobaki | الشوبكي | - |
| m83hmd | - | الاردن |
| hiba.ramla | - | - |
| mansour shoubaki | - | - |
| nawwaf alshowbaki | al-skowbaki | - |
| Marwan Eideh | EIDEH | - |
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