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| Welcome To Barfiliya District of al-Ramla برفيلية - ברפיליה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Israeli occupation date | July 14, 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 10.5 (km) East of al-Ramla | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 200 (meters) | ||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #20 on the map | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | Second phase of Operation Dani | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli attacking brigade | A force composed of Giv'ati, Kiryati, and Eighth (Armored) brigades | ||||||||||||||
| Defenders | Jordanian Army | ||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis | Barfiliya was completely destroyed and defaced. | ||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | Barfiliya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||||
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| Town's name through history | The Crusades referred to the village by Porphylia. | ||||||||||||||
| Schools | An elementary school founded in 1946, and when it opened its doors it had an enrollment of 50 students. | ||||||||||||||
| Religious institutions | One Mosque | ||||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | No Israeli settlements on village lands | ||||||||||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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The village site is used as a military firing range and is closed to the public.
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| حاتم علقم | علقم | عمان |
| احمد زايد | زايد | رام الله, فلسطين |
| بيان علقم | علقم | jordan |
| ابو خالد | عقلم | عمان, الاردن |
| عاشق الوطن | علقم | عمان, الاردن |
| نسيبه | alqam | Amman, Jordan |
| raidish99@hotmail.com | ishnineh | nc, usa |
| محمد اشنينه | - | - |
| صلاح اشنينه | اشنينه | عمان, الاردن |
| محمود الكسبه | - | AMMAN |
| احمد اسماعيل علقم | - | - |
| Abo Alez | ISHNEANEH | Now Iam In Kuwait But I was lived in Alwehdat camp in amman Jordan, Now Kuwait |
| علاء علقم | علقم | Amman, Jordan |
| فراس علقم | علقم | al_berah |
| بسام علقم | Mahmood Alqam | Amman |
| see | alqam | amman |
| mo3n | mahmod | - |
| البرفيلي | يعقوب | amman, JORDAN |
| رشدي علقم | علقم | Amman, Jordan |
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