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| Dayr al-Qasi District of Acre دير القاسي - דיר אל-קאסי Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
October 30, 1948
Distance from district center
26 (km) Northeast of Acre
Elevation from the sea
675 (meters)
Map location
See location number #10 on the map
Israeli military operation
Hiram
Defenders
Local militia & Arab Liberation Army
Refugees' migration route
Dayr al-Qasi refugees were pushed northward to a route leading to Rumaysh in Lebanon, which was known then to the Israelis by al-Qawuqji Route.
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisDayr al-Qasi was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses currently being used by Israeli Jewish settlers.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisDayr al-Qasi was mostly ethnically cleansed soon after occupation, and on May 27th, 1949 the "Jewish state" ethnically cleansed all remaining residence to Lebanon.
Village clans or hamolas
For now, we're aware of the folloing clans/hamulas: Ma'arouf, al-Sadeq, Aoudi, Hamada, al-Khatib, al-Kassab, Ali-Al Bukkaee, Orfali, Hammoud, al-Sheikh Taha (Kassem) and al-Thahir (or Zahir). If your clan name is not listed, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
26,619
Jewish
0
Public
7,392
Total
34,011
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
1,617
Area planted w/ olives
900
Planted W/ Cereal
6,475
Built up
247
Cultivable
8,092
Non-Cultivable
25,672
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1931
917
1945
2,300
1948
2,668
Est. Refugees 1998
16,384
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
169
1948
491
Schools
One elementary school for boys which was founded during the British Mandate period.
Religious institutions
Two mosques
Shrines/maqams
Two shrines:- 1st for al-Shaykh Jawhar and the 2nd for Abu Halyun. The village also had a zawiya for the al-Shadhiliyya Sufi brotherhood.
Water supplies
The springs of al-Fassuta and al-Mansura, and a pool collecting rain water.
Archeological sites
The village contains ancient artifacts from the Canaanites, Israelites, and Romans periods.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Alkosh, Netu'a, Mattat, and Abbirim
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"A few stone houses still are used as residences or warehouses by the inhabitants of Elqosh. The debris of destroyed houses is strewn over the site. The school building stands deserted."
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To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| Salah Mohammed Aoudi | Aoudi | TRIPOLI, LIBYA |
| Nader Salah Aoudi | Aoudi | DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Omar Ourfali | Ourfali | JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Omar Ourfali | Ourfali | JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Mounir Ourfali | Ourfali | JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| محمد البدارين | البدارين | الاردن, الاردن |
| Riham Daher | - | - |
| Mohamad Maarouf | Maarouf | USA |
| Samar Daher | - | AL-KHOBAR, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Samera Alsadeq | - | - |
| Ourfali | - | WINDSOR,ON, CANADA |
| Feras AlSadek | AlSadek | DUBAI, U.A.E |
| Wissamm | Marouf | DUBAI, UAE |
| Nana | - | AJMAN, AJMAN |
| Adnan Al-sadek | Al sadek | - |
| Majed Maarouf | Maarouf | YEMEN, YEMEN |
| Douaa El-Sadek | - | SHARJAH, UAE |
| Rana Lutfi Maarouf | - | CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA |
| Maysa Marouf | Marouf | ABU DHABI UAE, UAE |
| Bilal Zaher | Zaher | ALAIN |
| Yasmine Alsadek | Sadiq | PORTLAND, USA |
| Bassam El Amine | Hamada | - |
| MOHAMAD TAHA | TAHA | VA, USA |
| Kamal/ Wafica | Maarouf | VALENCIA, SPAIN |
| Ahmad | Hamdan | - |
| Ola Maarouf | Maarouf | BEIRUT, LEBANON |
| Walid Sadik | ElSadeq | SAUDI ARABIA/LEBANON/YEMEN |
| Rasha MAAROUF | MAAROUF | RABAT, MOROCCO |
| Ahmad ourfali | - | WINDSOR-CANADA |
| Mohamad | Jomaa | SYRIA, SYRIA |
| خليلية | خليلية | جبع |
| Wissam | - | BEIRUT, LEBANON |
| Fatima Maarouf | - | VIRGINIA, USA |
| Mazen Irsheid | - | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Reem Al Sadek | - | BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN |
| Demah | El-Sadek | ONTARIO, CANADA |
| Omar Maarouf | - | JEDDAH, SAUDIA ARABIA |
| ابوشقره | - | جنين, جلبون |
| Saba Sadeq | - | VA, USA |
| Hassan El-Oneis | - | SHARJAH, UAE |
| Ahmad zaki Eloneis | Eloneis | SHARJAH, UAE |
| Yasmine El | - | - |
| Waleed Khalid Maarouf | MAAROUF | ABUDHABI, UAE |
| Firas Hikamt Elsadek | El Sadek | NJ, USA |
| Reem | - | - |
| Mohammad Hajj | Hajj | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Roula Nayef Maarouf | Maarouf | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM |
| Alaa Zaher | Zaher | UAE |
| Saleh Akram Hamadeh | Hamadeh | - |
| Oula Maarouf | Maarouf | SAIDA, LEBANON |
| Nimatallah Hammoud | HAMMOUD | ODENSE, DENMARK |
| Hisham Maarouf | - | - |
| Nayef Maarouf | Maarouf | SAIDA, LEBANON |
| Mazen Sadek | - | SOUTH LEBANON, LEBANON |
| Mohammad Al-zaher | Al-Zaher | UAE, UAE |
| Abdul Rahim Marouf | Marouf | - |
| Mohamed Salah Elsadek | Elsadek | LEBANON |
| Mohamed AL Sadek | AL Sadek | DC, USA |
| Sadek Salah Elsadek | Elsadek | KUWAIT |
| MANAL SERHAN | Safad | BEIRUT, LEBANON |
| Salah Saa'd Elsadek | Elsadek | KUWAIT |
| Ahmad Nayef Maarouf | MAAROUF | DUBAI, UAE |
| Jihad Alsadek | - | - |
| Mohammed Sadek | - | SOUTH, LEBANON |
| AYMAN MUSTAFA SADEQ | - | ------------, JORDAN |
| Ayman Marouf | Marouf | ONT, CANADA |
| Essa Kassab | - | KUWAIT, KUWAIT |
| Ghada El-Sadek | El-Sadek | MISSISSAUGA, CANADA |
| Yasser Ahmad Saleh Aoudi | - | RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Abir hammoud | - | ODENSE, DENMARK |
| Soheil | - | KUWAIT |
| Hala Hammoud | Hammoud | MINNESOTA, USA |
| Imad Maarouf | Maarouf | BEIRUT, LEBANON |
| Atef Maarouf | - | MN, USA |
| Ahmad | Maarouf | HOUSTON, USA |
| Marouf | Maarouf | - |
| Saleh Aoudi | - | - |
| Nabil MAAROUF | MAAROUF | BORDEAUX, FRANCE |
| Karim Sadik | SADIK | - |
| IMBECIL DE MONALISA INT'L PY | - | FOZ |
| Wessam Maarouf | - | COPENHAGEN, DENMARK |
| Abu wadee3 | Elkhatib | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ABUDHABI |
| Khaled Elabed | - | - |
| Khaled Ali Yassen Aoudi | Aoudi | ONTARIO, CANADA |
| Fawzi Maarouf | Maarouf | CT,USA |
| Mazin Khalid | - | TEXAS USA |
| Ibrahim El sadiq | - | GAZA, PALESTINE |
| Lama Sadiq | Sadiq | CA, USA |
| Mahmoud Sharif Daher | Daher | - |
| Ali Khashan | Khashan | LEICESTER, UK & LEBANON |
| N/a | Alsadek | SHARJAH, UAE |
| Aouni Al Sadek | Al Sadek | N/A, PAKISTAN |
| HORM | - | BEIRUT, LEBANON |
| Ahmad Taha | TAHA | OHIO, USA |
| NAZEIH MAAROUF | - | TURKEY, TURKEY |
| Awad Marouf | Marouf | DUBAI |
| Mayssara Seoud | - | DENMARK, DANMARK |
| Bassam El_Khatib | El_khatib | USA |
| Doaa.M. Sadek | AL- SADEQ | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Fadi M. Sadeq | Sadeq | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Mohammed k. maarouf | MAAROUF | BEIRUT, LEBANON |
| Hussam | - | ANKARA, TURKEY |
| Jamalmaarouf | Maarouf | GOTENBERG, SWEDEN |
| Mohamad Fadda | - | BEIRUT, LEBANON |
| Samer Maarouf | - | BEIRUT, LEBANON |
| Basil Sadiq | Sadiq | VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES |
| Salma Al-Khatib | Al-Khatib | KHOBAR, SAUDIA |
| Ragheed Ali-Al Bukkaee | Ali-Al Bukkaee | DOHA, QATAR |
| Hicham Maarouf | Maarouf | KطBENHAVN NV, DANMARK |
| AHMAD ZIAD MAAROUF | MAAROUF | ATHENS, GREECE |
| Sharif Khalil Zaher | Zaher | TRIPOLI, LEBANON |
| Adnan Nafa | Nafa | COPENHAGEN, DK |
| Samer | El_khatib | UAE, UAE |
| Mohammad | Maarouf | GERMANY, GERMANY |
| Bahaa Zaher | Zaher | KUWAIT |
| Dana Mushrif daher | Daher | DUBAI, UAE |
| Mahmoud Maarouf | - | RABAT, MAROC |
| Jihad Marouf | Marouf | SAIDA, LEB |
| Aoudi | Der alqasi | ABU DHABI, UAE |
| Tahani Audi | - | - |
| Hani | - | UAE, UAE |
| Mazen Maarouf | - | OHIO, USA |
| Firas Elsadek | Al Sadeq | NJ, USA |
| Tarek Hikmat Elsadek | Al Sadeq | NJ, USA |
| Maan Maarouf | - | DUBAI, U.A.E |
| Tawfeek Abdulkhalik | MALAK | U.A.E. |
| AHMAD MAAROUF | Maarouf | OHIO, USA |
| Mohamad | - | LEBANON, LEBANON |
| Ibn Sami Al-Sadek | Sadek | AL, USA |
| Kassem Assaad | Assaad | - |
| Rida Alsadek | - | - |
| A. H. Al Rasheed Est. For Contracting. | - | CENTERAL, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Awad Aref Daher | Al Daher | DUBAI, U.A.E. |
| Daoud Zaher | Al-Zaher | DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Imad Ali | Ali Al Bukkaee | SOUTHERN, LEBANON |
| BILAL MAAROUF | MAAROUF | ONTARIO, CANADA |
| HANI AOUDI | - | UAE, 50 |
| Samah Maarouf | Maarouf | MADRID, SPAIN |
| Rami Maarouf | Maarouf | NEY YORK, USA |
| Abu Omar | Daher | OMAN, OMAN |
| MAZEN AOUDI | - | UAE, 50 |
| Ali | Abdulrahim | SHARJAH, UAE |
| Muhammed | Abdulrahim | SHARJAH, UAE |
| Manar Mostafa Sadek | Sadek | RAK, UAE |
| AYMAN | AUDI | UAE, UAE |
| Heba Mustafa Sadek | Sadeq | SHARJAH -U.A.E |
| Mohammed Kamal Sadek | Sadek | SHARJAH, UAE |
| Makram Aoude | AOUDE | UAE, UAE |
| Kareem Maarouf | - | GAYRETTEPE, TURKEY |
| Shadia Audeh | - | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Mohamad Kassab | - | QC, CANADA |
| Abu Alladin | Daher | C, SWEDEN |
| Mohsen Daher | Daher | ABU DHABI, UAE(050-5114322) |
| Hisham Maarouf | Maarouf | JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| OMAR ZAHER | Zaher | DUBAI, UAE |
| Samira | Daher | UAE, UAE |
| Rami Ghandi | Al Sadeq | MALTA |
| Abu fadel | Zaher | SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Ahmad Fawzi Zaher | Zaher | DUBAI, UAE |
| Majdeddine Mahmoud Zaher | Zaher | INDIANA, USA |
| Raafat Taha | Taha | - |
| Imad Asaad Hamadeh | Hamadeh | GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN |
| Mohamad | - | LEBANON, LEBANON |
| AbuAhmad | - | - |
| Khalid Malak | Malak | U.A.E |
| Yasser Zaher | - | - |
| Mohammad Toufik Maarouf | Maarouf | - |
| Ali Zeid Aoudi | Aoudi | TEXAS, USA |
| Te.mahmoud shamoun | Tal al-turmus | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| MAHMOOD A. AL UNIES | AL UNIES | ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| IYAD H. AL UNIES | AL UNIES | CHEHEEM AL SHOUF, LEBANON |
| HUSSAM H. AL UNIES | AL UNIES | CHEHEEM AL SHOUF, LEBANON |
| IMAD H. AL UNIES | AL UNIES | NORWAY, OSLO |
| GHASSAN H. AL UNIES | AL UNIES | ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Mohammad Y Hajj | Hajj | CENTRAL PROVINCE, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Nader | Zaher | ABU DHABI, UAE |
| Mostafa Hassan Hamaeh | Hamadeh | - |
| Akram Saleh Hamadeh | Hamadeh | RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Abed Almonem Zaher | - | DUBAI, UAE |
| Ahmed Fares Makkieh | - | BEIRUT |
| Saadeddine Mahmoud Zaher | - | ABU DHABI, U.A.E. |
| Omar Daher | Zaher | ABU DHABI, UAE |
| Mohammad Ahmad Saleh Aoudi | Aoudi | EASTERN REGION, 31952 |
| Yasser Ahmad Saleh Aoudi | Aoudi | CENTRAL REGION, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Ahmad Aoudi | Aoudi | EASTER REGION, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Mohammad Alsadek | Alsadek | - |
| Sami | - | ABU DHABI, U.A.E. |
| Mahmoud Madi Daher | Daher | ABU DHABI - UAE |
| AMMAR MAAROUF | - | UAE |
| AHMAD MAAROUF | - | - |
| Rula Al-sadek | Al-sadek | SAYDA, LEBANON |
| Dr. Imad Hassan El-Sadek | El-Sadek | SALMIYA, KUWAIT |
| Imad Hammoud | - | ABU DHABI, UAE |
| Dr. Ibrahim Sadeq | - | - |
| Dr.Moufid mohd. El Abed | - | - |
| Khalid Mazen Sadeq | Sadeq | CA, USA |
| Abed Maarouf | Maarouf | SHARJAH, UAE |
| Dr.Said Al Abed | - | - |
| Nabeel Hazim Sadiq | Sadiq | VIRGINIA, USA |
| Basil Maysara Sadiq | Sadiq | VIRGINIA, USA |
| Maysara Khalid Sadiq | Sadiq | VIRGINIA, USA |
| Mohamad Ghassan El-Sadek | Sadeq | ON, CANADA |
| Haitham Sabri Sadeq | Sadeq | VIRGINIA, USA |
| Aiman Sadeq | Al-Sadeq | VA, USA |
| Dalia Mazen Sadiq | - | CA, USA |
| Hazim Khalid Sadiq | Sadiq | VIRGINIA, USA |
| Mazin Khalid Sadiq | Sadiq | CA, USA |
| Ziad El-Abd | - | - |
| Zakaria Zaher | - | ABU DHABI, U.A.E |
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