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Welcome To Dayr Abu Salama District of al-Ramla دير أبو سلمه - דיר אבו סלאמה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Statistic/Fact | Value | ||||||||||
Israeli occupation date | July 13, 1948 | ||||||||||
Distance from district center | 8 (km) Northeast of al-Ramla | ||||||||||
Elevation from the sea | 175 (meters) | ||||||||||
Map location | See location number #7 on the map | ||||||||||
Israeli military operation | First phase of Operation Dani | ||||||||||
Israeli attacking brigade | Possibly Yiftach Brigade | ||||||||||
Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||
Village remains after destruction by Israelis | Based on the orders of a Jewish National Fund (JNF) official, Yosif Weitz, Dayr Abu Salama was completely obliterated. | ||||||||||
Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | Dayr Abu Salama inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||
Land ownership before occupation |
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Land usage in 1945 |
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Population before occupation |
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Shrines/maqams | A shrine for a local sage known as al-Shaykh Abu Salama. | ||||||||||
Water supplies | The village had an abundance of ground water including two reservoirs. | ||||||||||
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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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site has been converted into an Israeli picnic area and is surrounded by stands of pine and cypress trees. Workers for the Jewish National Fund have used stones retrieved from the destroyed village houses to construct a watchtower and an amphitheater on the village site. The area in front of the amphitheater has been leveled and is covered by a green lawn. Old fig and olive trees still grow there; cactuses and carob trees grow on the western and northern edges of the site."
Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
khawaja | khawaja | neustadt, deutchland |
محمد الحاج | - | بيت سيرا, بيت سيرا |
ramzi tumallah | Tumallah | muscat, Oman |