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| Welcome To al-Barriyya District of al-Ramla البريّة - אל-בריה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Israeli occupation date | July 10, 1948 | ||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 5.5 (km) Southeast of al-Ramla | ||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 100 (meters) | ||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #25 on the map | ||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | Operation Dani | ||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis | In mid-September 1948, al-Barriyya was completely destroyed with the exception of one stone house. | ||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | al-Barriyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||
| Land ownership before occupation |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Population before occupation |
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| Number of houses | In (1931): 86 | ||||||||||||
| Religious institutions | One mosque | ||||||||||||
| Nearby wadies & rivers | The village is situated on the Eastern bank of Wadi al-Barriyya. | ||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Azarya, Beyt Chashmonay, and Kefar Shemu'el. | ||||||||||||
| 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 village site is mostly cleared and has been leveled except for one remaining stone house and fragments of the walls of two concrete houses with steel bars protruding from them".
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| انس | علي | عمان, الاردن |
| yousef hamad | حمد | فلسطين, رام الله القديمة |
| أبو محمد | حسان | - |
| محمد خليل | - | البريه |
| مراد حسان | حسان | - |
| Nidal Saleem | Saleem | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| osams hamad | حمد | فلسطين |
| yousef ali | ALI | NEW YORK, USA |
| ابو امجد | خليل | رامالله |
| ابو محمود | علي | عمان الهاشمي |
| احمدعبد الحميد علي | علي | عمان طبربور |
| mohamad wax | خليل | الزرقاء, الهاشميه |
| abu Jana | خليل | Dammam, Dammam |
| ابو العسل | - | اريحا |
| ابو فارس | سليم | - |
| طارق عبدالله | حمد | الزرقاء |
| احسان صالح | سلامه | عمان |
| سامر ضيف الله | ضيف الله | Amman, Jordan |
| ابو وسام | خليل | - |
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