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| Welcome To Dayr Muhaysin District of al-Ramla دير مُحيسن - דיר מוחיסין Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Israeli occupation date | April 6, 1948 | ||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 12 (km) Southeast of al-Ramla | ||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 150 (meters) | ||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #47 on the map | ||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | During one of the operations launched by the Haganah to capture the important Latrun fort. | ||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis | Dayr Muhaysin was completely defaced, and only house rubble left behind. | ||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansing by Israelis | Early April 1948, Dayr Muhaysin was completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||
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| Town's name through history | The Crusades referred to Dayr Muhaysin by Deirmusim, and it was also known by Umm al-Shukf. | ||||||||||||
| Religious institutions | One mosque | ||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Beqoa' | ||||||||||||
| 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, all that remains of the village:
"Wild vegetation spreads across the village site, which has been leveled by bulldozers".
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