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| Israeli occupation date | July 13, 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 18.5 (km) Northeast of al-Ramla | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 110 (meters) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #1 on the map | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | Operation Dani | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Israeli attacking brigade | Second Battalion of the Alexandroni Brigade | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Defenders | Iraqi Army | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis | Majdal Yaba was mostly destroyed with the exception of al-Rayyan family fortress. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | Majdal Yaba inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Land ownership before occupation |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Town's name through history | The Romans referred to Majdal Yaba by Aphekou Pyrgos, and the Crusades knew it as Casal Mirable. The village was named Majdal al-Sadiq, after one of its chiefs, al-Sadiq, who led al-Rayyan family, whose tomb still exists close to the old fortress. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | An elementary school for boys which was founded in 1888, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 147 students. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inhabitants place of origin | The villagers were a branch of the Bani Ghazi tribe, who had immigrated from Transjordan in the 17th century. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Religious institutions | One mosque | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shrines/maqams | The tomb of al-Sadiq still exists nearby the fortress. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nearby wadies & rivers | The village is close to al-'Awja River. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Archeological sites | al-Rayyan family fortress which remains standing to this date, see Pictures section for details. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Ro'sh ha-'Ayin, 'Enat, Giv'at ha-Shelosha. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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:
"The site is covered with the rubble of the destroyed houses, fig trees, and cactuses. The fortress, an impressive structure with thick, stone walls, still crowns the site. It consists of a long central building that is connected to a number of smaller ones on both ends; it has been abandoned, and parts of it are crumbling. In addition to the fort there is the tomb of al-Sadiq, after whom the village was named."
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| Zacharia Ibrahim | Sadeq, Rayyan | North Carolina, USA |
| ٍSaher Rayyan | - | Amman, Jordan |
| Waelayyoub | أيوب | - |
| fidaa ayoub | ayyoub | - |
| Ibrahim Talab Sadeq | Sadeq | North Carolina, USA |
| Osama Alabed | Alabed | Oman |
| Yaser Fahmi Al-Abdi | Al-Abdi | BC - British Columbia, Canada |
| محمد عبد القادر ضمرة | ضمرة | الزرقاء الجديدة |
| Raneem Essam Omar Sadeq | Sadeq, rayan | - |
| Raneem Sadek | Sadeq rayan | - |
| Dr. Najat Qazza | Qazza | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi |
| عبدالرحمن عبدالسلام عبدالرحيم حميدان | حميدان | - |
| mohamed | hameidan | vic, Australia |
| يزن عمر | - | - |
| the boss mustafa sadeq | sadeq | amman, jordan |
| Soad Abidi | - | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| fadi ayoub | Ayoub | SHJ, UAE |
| marcell | - | jordan |
| محمد العابد | العابد | عمان, الأردن |
| Mahmoud Alsele | - | Amman |
| اريج عبد الفتاح حميدان حميدان | حميدان | الشرقية, السعودية |
| اريج | - | dammam, saudi arabia |
| Muradr75 | Rayyan | Amman, Jordan |
| المجدلاوي | عمر | عمان, الاردن |
| معاذ أيوب | أيوب | الدوحه, قطر |
| نائل Nael Abed | العابد | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| SAHER RAYYAN | RAYYAN | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| منار حميدان | - | - |
| malak sami alsadeq | majdal alsadeq | missouri, u.s.a |
| hebah sami alsadeq | alsadeq | missouri, u.s.a |
| ابو مالك | ايوب | - |
| انمار العابد | العابد | - |
| Zakaria Hasan AL-Barmakee | البرمكي | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia |
| Adli AL-ABED | AL-ABED | nordland, Norway |
| محمود عامر حميدان | - | عمان, الأردن |
| Ahmad Al-Abed | - | Amman, Amman |
| عبد الفتاح حميدان حميدان | حميدان | الشرقيه, السعوديه |
| فراس عبد الفتاح حميدان حميدان | حميدان | الشرقيه, السعوديه |
| محمد عبد الفتاح حميدان | حميدان | الشرقيه, السعوديه |
| عمر الريان | الصادق | الكويت |
| abu almeqdad | - | al khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| KHALID AYOUB | - | jordan, jordan |
| محمد يحيى | يحيى | الاردن, الاردن |
| ابو عمار | - | اونتاريو, كندا |
| rami | السلع | عمان |
| hani f. al-abdi | العابد | - |
| jad | ajaleh | amman, jordan |
| Mustapha Ayyoub | Ayyoub | Amman, Jordan |
| ESSAM OMAR SADEK | SADEK | FLORIDA, FLORIDA |
| KHALID RAYYAN | - | DOHA-QATAR |
| wajeeh rayyan | - | - |
| Muhannad Ayoub | Ayoub | sharjah, UAE |
| يامن | عليان | - |
| mohab | - | Shrjah, Shrjah |
| 2la'a smarh | smarh | zarqa, jordan |
| Hani Sadeq | Rayyan | - |
| Ameen Sadiq | - | - |
| abdelhakeem | omar | zarka |
| meado | al-abed | amman, jordan |
| Abu Omar | Dar Elnajeeb | - |
| Adel Rayyan | Rayyan | Amman, Jordan |
| Yousef ayyub | AYYUB | Mass, USA |
| هشام ضمرة | - | - |
| Tawfiq Ayyoub | Ayyoub | U.A.E |
| Rami Ayyoub | Ayoub | Amman, Jordan |
| Abdul Hadi Sela' | Sela' | Amman, Jordan |
| ibraheem | rayyan | - |
| Abdellatif Rayan | Rayan | Virginia, USA |
| Esam Hijazi | Hijazi | Kuwait |
| نشأت حميدان | - | - |
| بدر حميدان | حميدان | ألزرقاء , الاردن |
| محمد | ضمرة | الزرقاء, Palestine |
| AHMAD | ALABEDI | ONTARIO, CANADA |
| Moayad | Ayoub | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Hafez Alsadeq | Alsadeq | UAE |
| Essam | Alsadeq | UAE |
| suhail Khadra | - | Damascus |
| sami alsadeq | alsadeq | missouri, u.s.a |
| ALI AL SADEQ | ALSDAEQ | GERMANY, 0049 |
| Farhah Al-Damra | Damra | Zarqa, Jordan |
| Mohammed Damra | - | Amman, Jordan |
| Yaser Al-Abdi | Al-Abdi | Manchester, UK |
| Hadil Sadeq | Sadeq | NSW, Australia |
| Esam Elayyan | - | Amman, Jordan |
| Raed AL-Abidi | AL-Abidi | Jordan, Jordan |
| allam sadeq | - | - |
| AL Abidi | AL-Abidi | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Mai Alabidi | Alabid | London, UK |
| AHMAD ALABED | alabed | EAST RIFFA, BAHRAINE |
| Mohammad Al Sela | - | UAE |
| Khader | Ayyoub | zarka, Jordan |
| anas al-abed | - | Irbed, jordan |
| BILAL AL ABED | - | OMAN, OMAN |
| 3la'a | baker | PC, Canada |
| husasam | Baker | riyadh, k.s.a |
| عبد الهادي | الأعرج | السعودية |
| Raed Al Sila' | Al Sila' | UAE |
| Khaled El Sala | Sala | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| Lana Al-Abidi | Al--Abed | Irbid , Jordan |
| Laila Alabidi | Alabid | UK, United Kingdom |
| wjeeh hmedan | hmedan | zarka, Jordan |
| Ibrahim Ayyoub | Ayyoub | Ontario, Canada |
| mohammad ayyoub | AYYOUB | JORDAN, JORDAN |
| Majdi Rayyan | Rayyan | Amman, JORDAN |
| MURAD | - | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| sadek | - | amman, jordan |
| Emad Rayan | Rayan | Virginia, USA |
| ayman mustafa sadeq | sadeq | amman, jordan |
| sadiq sadiq | sadiq | - |
| MAHMOUD RAYYAN | ALRAYYAN | AL, AL |
| sameeh sadeq | - | amman |
| Sameer Rayyan | Rayyan | Coventry, England |
| Ahmed Rayyan | Rayyan | Virginia, USA |
| Randa Rahmeh | Rahmeh | Jordan, Amman |
| Walid Al-Sadeq | Al-Sadeq | Doha, Qatar |
| Ibrahim Rayyan | Rayyan | Coventry, United Kingdom |
| Rania sadeq | Sadeq | USA |
| Khaled Alsadeq | Alsadeq | Georgia, USA |
| Qazza | Qazza | zarka, Jordan |
| Issam Omar | Omar | - |
| AFIF OMAR | AAL OMAR | - |
| Ashraf Alsadeq | Rayyan | - |
| Mohammad Othman | Rayyan | - |
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