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Welcome To Jilya - جِليا (ג'יליא)

District of al-Ramla
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Statistic & Fact Value
Occupation Date July 9, 1948
Distance From District 17 (km) South of al-Ramla
Elevation 125 (meters)
Map Location See location #55 on the map

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Military Operation First stage of the operation Dani
Attacking Units Giv'ati Brigade
Defenders Egyptian Army and some Palestinian militia
Refugees' Migration Routes Most villagers sought refuge in the Hebron area.
Exodus Cause Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village Temains Jilya was mostly destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically Cleansing Jilya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Pre-Nakba
Land Ownership
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)*
Arab 10,345
Jewish 0
Public 2
**Total 10,347
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps
Land Usage
As of 1945
Land Usage Arab (Dunum)*
Citrus Groves 40
Olive Groves 40
Planted W/ Cereal 7,677
Built up 7
Arable 7,717
Non-Arable 2,623
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Population
Year Population*
1596 94
1922 269
1931 271
1945 330
1948 383
Est. Refugees 1998 2,351
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Number of Houses
Year Number of Houses
1931 63
1948 89
Near By Townswhat's new
al-Mukhayzin
         
Umm Kalkha

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Qazaza
       
al-Khayma  
           
al-Tina

Idnibba
           
al-Burayj
Town's Name Through History The Romans referred to Jilya by Galla, and the Philistines called it Ekron (currently known by Khirbat al-Muqanna').
Schools An elementary school was shared with the nearby villages of Qazaza and Sajad.
Water Supply Water was drawn from several wells to the North and West of the village center.
Exculsive Jewish Colonies
Who Usurped Village Lands
No Israeli settlements on village lands.
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Village Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi:
The area is fenced in and inaccessible
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