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Welcome To al-Duhayriyya, Khirbat - خربة الضهيرية (ח'ירבת א-דוהיריה)

District of al-Ramla
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Statistic & Fact Value
Occupation Date July 10, 1948
Distance From District 6 (km) Northeast of al-Ramla
Elevation 125 (meters)
Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Detailswhat's new
Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction
Map Location See location #10 on the map

View from satellite
Military Operation First phase of Operation Dani
Attacking Units Giva'ti Brigade
Exodus Cause Military assault by Zionist troops
Village Temains Khirbat al-Duhayriyya was completely obliterated, and only the rubble of destroyed houses left behind.
Ethnically Cleansing al-Duhayriyya, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Pre-Nakba
Land Ownership
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)*
Arab 1,341
Jewish 0
Public 0
**Total 1,341
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps
Land Usage
As of 1945
Land Usage Arab (Dunum)*
Irrigated & Plantation 66
Planted W/ Cereal 1,224
Arable 1,290
Non-Arable 51
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Population
Year Population*
1922 69
1931 69
1945 100
1948 116
Est. Refugees 1998 712
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Number of Houses
Year Number of Houses
1931 10
1948 16
Near By Townswhat's new
Jindas
         
al-Haditha

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Dayr Abu Salama
       
al-Lydd  
           
al-Ramla

Daniyal
           
Jimzu
Town's Name Through History The village was also known by al-Zuheiriya.
Water Supply A well at the southeastern edges of the village which use to provide the residents with their water needs.
Exculsive Jewish Colonies
Who Usurped Village Lands
No Israeli settlements on village lands.

Village Before Nakba

The village stood on uneven terrain on the coastal plain and was ringed by wadis. Secondary roads linked it to Lydda and neighboring villages. Its name was derived from an Arabic word, dahr, which means "mountain." Khirbat al-Duhayriyya was classified as a hamlet in the Palestine Index Gazetteer, and had a predominantly Muslim population. A well at the southeastern edge of the village provided the residents with water for their domestic needs, Their main economic activity was rainfed agriculture, the chief crops being grain, olives, and citrus. In 1944/45 a total of 1,224 dunums was allocated to cereals; 66 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards. It was evident from the still-visible foundations of earlier buildings that Khirbat al-Duhayriyya had been built with reused materials from the site. There were rock-cut cisterns and abundant pottery fragments on the site.

Zionists Colonies on Village Lands

There are no Israeli settlements on village lands.

Village Today

The walls of some ten houses still stand. Otherwise, the village has been reduced to piles of stone rubble interspersed with fig, doum palm, and almond trees, along with thickets of thorns and wild vegetation. The site is fenced in and serves as a pasture for animals. Cactuses grow along the northern and southern sides of the site (see photos section).

Source

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

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