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Welcome To al-Kunayyisa District of al-Ramla الكُنيسة - אל-כוניסה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Statistic/Fact | Value | ||||||||||||
Israeli occupation date | July 10, 1948 | ||||||||||||
Distance from district center | 12 (km) Southeast of al-Ramla | ||||||||||||
Elevation from the sea | 175 (meters) | ||||||||||||
Map location | See location number #26 on the map | ||||||||||||
Israeli military operation | First stage of Operation Dani | ||||||||||||
Israeli attacking brigade | Possibly Giva'ti Brigade | ||||||||||||
Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||
Village remains after destruction by Israelis | Soon after occupation, ak-Kunayyisa was completely obliterated, and only house walls and rubble left behind. | ||||||||||||
Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | al-Kunayyisa 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): 288 (includes 'Innaba) | ||||||||||||
Inhabitants place of origin | Originally, the village was founded by people from the nearby villages of 'lnnaba and al-Qubab. | ||||||||||||
Archeological sites | A khirba to the east contains rough stone walls, building foundations, and rock-hewn cisterns. | ||||||||||||
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, all that remains of the village:
"From a distance, the site looks like a big stone pile overgrown with a thicket of thorns. More than thirty partially destroyed buildings, including houses, still stand. The remains of arched doors and windows are visible."
Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
Marwa | Salameh | - |
أبو عبدالله الطيراوي | دار محمد | Jordan, Jordan |
حسين اسحق يونس محمد محمد | محمد | رام الله, قرية الطيرة |
محمد الطيراوي | سلامة | فلسطين , فلسطين |
Fatima | سلامة | رام الله |
adel salamah | - | ramallah |
Abdel-Lateef Jaber Atieh | - | Il, U S A |
محمود جبر | - | - |
mohammed ali | RABEE | USA |
Ghazi Murshid Rashid Ali | Rabee | - |
Gihad Ali | Rabee | - |
yousef Marshid Rashid Taha | Taha-Rabee | Palestine |
dalal ali | Rabee | - |