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Welcome To Shahma - شحمة (שחמה)

District of al-Ramla
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Statistic & Fact Value
Occupation Date May 14, 1948
Distance From District 15 (km) Southwest of al-Ramla
Elevation 50 (meters)
Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Detailswhat's new
Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction
Map Location See location #43 on the map

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Military Operation First stage of Operation Barak
Attacking Units Giva'ti brigade
Exodus Cause Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village Temains Shahama was most likely destroyed. Currently, it's being used by the Israeli Air Force.
Ethnically Cleansing Shahma inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Pre-Nakba
Land Ownership
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)*
Arab 5,165
Jewish 220
Public 1,490
**Total 6,875
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps
Land Usage
As of 1945
Land Usage Arab (Dunum)* Jewish (Dunum)*
Citrus Groves 152 0
Irrigated & Plantation 33 0
Olive Groves 40 0
Planted W/ Cereal 6,200 220
Built up 11 0
Arable 6,385 220
Non-Arable 259 0
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Population
Year Population*
1922 80
1931 150
1945 280
1948 325
Est. Refugees 1998 1,995
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Number of Houses
Year Number of Houses
1931 34
1948 73
Near By Townswhat's new
al-Maghar
         
'Aqir

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al-Mansura
       
Qatra  
   Umm Kalkha
Nearby Wadies & Rivers Wadi al-Sarar ran about 1 km southwest of the village.
Exculsive Jewish Colonies
Who Usurped Village Lands
The village lands are being used by the Israeli Air Force.
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Village Before Nakba

The village was situated on the coastal plain in a flat area that was slightly higher than the terrain to the south and southeast. Wadi al-Sarar ran about 1 km southwest of it. A secondary road linked Shahma to a highway that led to Ramla and the coastal highway. Just north of the village was 'Aqir military airport, built by the British during World War II; Shahma military base lay to the north and east. In the late nineteenth century, Shahma was a small village built of adobe bricks; its inhabitants drew their water from a well to the south.

Classified as a hamlet by the Mandate-era Palestine Index Gazetteer, the village was divided into two sections, north and south, by the secondary road mentioned above. Some of its houses were built in part with the stone remains of previous settlements on the site. Shahma's entire population was Muslim. Its economy was based on agriculture, especially grain cultivation, and to a lesser extent on animal husbandry. In 1944/45 a total of 152 dunums was devoted to citrus and bananas and 4,911 dunums were allotted to cereals; 33 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards.
uses and bushes that are visible from the outside.

Zionists Colonies on Village Lands

There are no Israeli settlements on village land.

Village Today

The site has been incorporated into a fenced-in military airfield. It is marked by cactuses and bushes that are visible from the outside.

Source

Dr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains.

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Bibliography and References

Display Name Clan/Hamolah Country of Residence
عطاالله زكي عطالله سرحان سرحان الاردن, الاردن
رائد الشحماوي حسن البقعه, شحمه
محمد رشيد عبدالله حسن ال حسن الاردن/عمان, الاردن
Ammar Abuhanieh Abuhanieh Jerash, jordan
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