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| Welcome To Zarnuqa District of al-Ramla زرنوقة - זרנוקה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Israeli occupation date | May 27, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 10 (km) Southwest of al-Ramla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 50 (meters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #34 on the map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | Operation Barak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israeli attacking brigade | Giv'ati Brigade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Expulsion by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis | In June 1948, Zarnuqa was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses remain standing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | Zarnuqa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land ownership before occupation |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Schools | Two elementary schools: the 1st was an elementary school for boys which was founded in 1924, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 252 boys; the 2nd schools was for girls which was founded in 1943, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 45 girls. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable people from town | Zarnuqa is famous for its Shikaki brothers: Fathi (Islamic Jihad founder) who was assasinated by the Israeli Mossad in Malta in 1995, and Khalil who is a leading political scientist currently residing in the occupied West Bank. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Zarnuqa, city Rakhovot, Gan Shelomo, Gibton, & Giv'at Brenner. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The few houses that remain are either occupied by Jewish inhabitants or fenced in and used for storage. One of the fenced-in houses is made of concrete and has a wide, roofed porch with two columns supporting the rafters. The surrounding lands are used by the settlements for agriculture."
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| ابوشاويش | - | البيره |
| Yara Daoud | - | IL, United States |
| Aseel Abou Mehrem أسيل أبو محرم | أبو محرم | Alberta, Canada |
| Yahya Daoud | Daoud | Orland Park, USA |
| Dareen Abou Mehrem دارين أبومحرم | أبو محرم | Manitoba, Canada |
| Ibrahim Abou Mehrem إبراهيم أبومحرم | أبو محرم | Manitoba, Canada |
| Bayan Abou Mehrem بيان أبومحرم | أبو محرم | Manitoba, Canada |
| رائد الخطيب | AL-KHATIB | United Kingdom |
| خليل القصاص | - | North Carolina, United States of America |
| ابو حسن | ابومحرم | الدمـــام, السعودية |
| هاني عثمان | عثمان | عمان, الاردن |
| د.اسراء الرحال | - | - |
| عوض خليل البرس | البرس | قطاع غزة, زرنوقة |
| إبراهيم الشقاقي | الشقاقي | Tulkarem, Palestine |
| ابو رشيد | ابو عمرو | - |
| أحمد أبوشاربين | - | - |
| Yousef Alwawi | - | Damascus, Syria |
| ابوايمن | - | فلسطين, البلد الاصلى زرنوقه |
| أسامة خضر | - | قطاع غزة, رفح |
| neveen | - | غزة, النصيرات |
| هديل | ابو شاربين | - |
| حسن عبد الرازق الاشقر | الاشقر | اليمن, Palestine |
| M elshiq | - | KSA |
| Aboood | Al-Qassas | Al-Wakra |
| Abu Muaz | - | - |
| باسل الاشقر | الاشقر | السعودية |
| باسل الاشقر | الاشقر | السعودية |
| منال | الاشقر | ksa |
| ABO MOHAMMAD | ABUHUZAIMA | - |
| أبو طارق | أبو منصور | الوسطى, فلسطين |
| mohammed eid | eid | gaza, palestine |
| اطوطة | القزاز | - |
| Celica Abushawish | Abu Shawish | USA/Jordan |
| ساري | الأشقر | قطاع غزة, قطاع غزة |
| T.A.H | الحمارنة | - |
| أزهار أبو محرم | أبو محرم | - |
| أزهار أبو محرم | أبو محرم | - |
| Zayd Subeh | - | - |
| رضوان | عيد | غزة |
| emad | almajdalawy | gaza |
| diya takrouri | takrouri | palestine, palestine |
| أبــ مالك ــو | لاجئ | الاردن, الاردن |
| محمد حامد محمد الواوي | - | - |
| هاني تميمي | تميمي | فلسطين, دير نظام |
| نيسـان | الأشقر | - |
| نيســان | الاشقر | - |
| AymanAbou Mehrem أيمن أبومحرم | أبو محرم | Alberta, Canada |
| Reema Abu-Shanab | Abu-Shanab | amman, JORDAN |
| Mohammed SUBUH | Subuh | - |
| Omar Daoud | Daoud | UAE Abu Dhabi. |
| ibrahim | ABU SHANAB | w/p, KSA |
| abdulah Al Sharbaji | al sharbaji | - |
| عادل رشيد أبو انس | الأسعد | - |
| mohammed abuhuzeima | abuhuzeima | - |
| Im Nur | Murad | Gaza, Palestine |
| Malik | El Khatib | - |
| abu islam | Al-Khateeb | gaza strip, palestine |
| Abu Saif | Takrouri | - |
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