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District of al-Ramla
زرنوقة - זרנוקה
Ethnically cleansed days ago
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Statistic/Fact Value
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
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 5,640
Jewish 1,578
Public 327
Total 7,545
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus 2,070 1,015
Irrigated & Plantation 1,189 13
Area planted w/ olives 10 0
Planted W/ Cereal 2,266 493
Built up 68 0
Cultivable 5,525 1,521
Non-Cultivable 374 57
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1931 1,952
1945 2,620 (240 Jewish)
1948 2,761
Est. Refugees 1998 16,954
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 414
1948 585
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.
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Town Today

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
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