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| Jiddin, Khirbat District of Acre خربة جدّين - ח'ירבת ג'דין Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Value
Israeli occupation date
July 1, 1948
Distance from district center
16 (km) Northeast of Acre
Elevation from the sea
375 (meters)
Map location
See location number #16 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation Dekel
Israeli attacking brigade
Sheva' (Seventh) and Carmeli brigades
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisKhirbat Jiddina was mostly destroyed with the exception of the Crusades fortress, which has been preserved as a tourist attraction.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisJiddin, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
4,238
Jewish
3,349
Public
0
Total
7,587
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Planted W/ Cereal
22
32
Cultivable
22
32
Non-Cultivable
4,216
3,317
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1945
1,500
1948
1,740
Est. Refugees 1998
10,685
Town's name through history
The Crusades referred to Khirbat Jiddina by Judyn.
Inhabitants place of origin
Until occupation by the Israelis in 48, 'Arab al-Suwaytat Bedouin tribe used to live in the ruined fortress.
Archeological sites
The village contains a fortress built in the 12th century by the Crusades, which was later destroyed by Saladin. In 1780 it was repaired by al-Thahur al-Omar (The 1st independent Palestinian learder).
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Yechi'am, Qiryat, and Ga'ton.
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The fortress has been preserved as a tourist attraction."
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