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District of al-Ramla
Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Occupation Date | May 14, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance From District | 15 (km) Southwest of al-Ramla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 50 (meters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map Location | See location #43 on the map View from satellite |
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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 |
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps |
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Land Usage As of 1945 |
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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 NakbaThe 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 LandsThere are no Israeli settlements on village land.Village TodayThe site has been incorporated into a fenced-in military airfield. It is marked by cactuses and bushes that are visible from the outside.SourceDr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains. |
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Related Maps | Town Lands' Demarcation Maps خرائط للقضاء توضح حدود القرى والاودية Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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More Information | في كتاب كي لا ننسى في كتاب بلادنا فلسطين المزيد من موقع هوية |
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 |