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Welcome To al-Khayma District of al-Ramla الخيمة - אל-ח'ימה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Statistic/Fact | Value | ||||||||||||
Israeli occupation date | July 9, 1948 | ||||||||||||
Distance from district center | 18.5 (km) South of al-Ramla | ||||||||||||
Elevation from the sea | 100 (meters) | ||||||||||||
Map location | See location number #56 on the map | ||||||||||||
Israeli military operation | Operation An-Far | ||||||||||||
Israeli attacking brigade | Giv'ati Brigade | ||||||||||||
Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||
Village remains after destruction by Israelis | al-Khayma was completely obliterated, and only house rubble left behind. | ||||||||||||
Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | al-Khayma 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 |
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Religious institutions | Villagers used to worship in al-Tina's (a nearby village) Mosque. | ||||||||||||
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | No Israeli settlements on village lands | ||||||||||||
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:
"All that remains of the village are three mounds to the east, west, and south of the site that contain the remnants of houses."
Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
Mohamed Salama | - | - |
سمير محمد ظاهر حمدان | ظاهر | عمان, الاردن |
وليد رمضان | رمضان | الاردن |
ابواحمد محمود ابراهيم | رمضان | عمان |
LEWA AUNI FANNOUNEH | ABU FANNOUNEH | - |
ابو عوني | Abu Fannouneh | Jordan, Jordan |
Anwar Abu Fannouneh | Abu Fannouneh | amman |
ابو ابراهيم | رمضان | النصر, الاردن |
أسامة ابراهيم | - | الرصيفة |
محمد رمضان | رمضان | الاردن, الاردن |
ابوفنونه | ابوفنونه | عمان, الاردن |
ابو كبر | - | - |
Basil Hamdan | Hamdan/Thahir | USA |
Mustafa Abu-Fannouneh | Abu-Fannouneh | amman, jordan |
abdulsalamah | salamah | - |
Fidaa Othman Salameh | Salameh | Zerka, Jordan |
Rafeek Othman Salameh | Salameh | Zerka, Jordan |
Tawfeek Othman Jabre Salameh | Salameh | Zerka, Jordan |
Youcef Othman Jabre Salameh | Salameh | Zerka, Jordan |
Mohammad Mustafa Ramadan | Salameh | Al-khalil, Palestine |
Chafika Othman Salameh | Salameh | Algiers, Algeria |
Ahlam Mohammed Mustafa Ramadan | Ramadan | Al-khalil, Palestine |