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Welcome To Suruh - سروح (סורוח)

District of Acre
Ethnically cleansed days ago
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Statistic & Fact Value
Occupation Date November 1, 1948
Distance From District 28.5 (km) Northeast of Acre
Elevation 525 (meters)
Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Detailswhat's new
Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction
Map Location See location #3 on the map

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Military Operation Operation Hiram
Exodus Cause Expulsion by Zionist troops
Village Temains Suruh was completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically Cleansing Suruh inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Pre-Nakba
Land Ownership
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)*
Arab 12,548
Jewish 0
Public 6,015
**Total 18,563
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps
Population
Year Population*
19th century 90
1945 1,000
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Near By Townswhat's new
Lebanon
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Lebanon
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Lebanon
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'Iribbin, Khirbat  ←
Suruh
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Iqrit
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Dayr al-Qasi
Schools Suruh did not have a school, however, its students used to attend Tarbikha's school.
Archeological Sites The village has two Khirbats which contain an assortment of ancient artifacts, including crumbled walls, cisterns, and rock-hewn tombs.
Exculsive Jewish Colonies
That Usurped Village Lands		 Shomera, Even Menachem, Shetula, and Kefar Rosenwald

Village Before Nakba

The village stood on a rocky hill and overlooked the village of Tarbikha. It faced the nearby village of al-Nabi Rubin, and like al-Nabi Rubin it was a satellite village of Tarbikha. In the late nineteenth century Suruh was a small agricultural and livestock–raising village with about ninety residents, most of whom were Muslim. Their houses were made of stone. They cultivated grain, olives, grapes, and tobacco, among other crops. In 1944/45 they allocated a total of 3,200 dunums of their land to cereals; 619 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards. They used the facilities and services of Tarbikha, 1 km away, and sent their children to attend school there. Near Suruh lay two khirbas that contained an assortment of ancient artifacts, including crumbled walls, cisterns, and rock–hewn tombs.

Village Occupation and Ethnic Cleaning

Suruh was one of the first communities to be expelled during the Israeli army's campaign to 'clear' the northern border with Lebanon. In the second week of November 1948, as the main battles of the war were winding down, Israeli forces swept through several of these villages. It is not clear from Israeli historian Benny Morris' account whether the villagers were forced to cross into Lebanon (as were most neighboring villagers) or whether they were trucked to another location within Israeli–held territory (as was the case with the remainder). For weeks after the 'clearing' campaign was completed, the Israeli army periodically raided these villages to make sure that villagers had not returned to their homes. However, Morris does not indicate what eventually became of the village or its inhabitants.

Zionists Colonies on Village Lands

The settlement of Shomera was established on part of the village site in 1949. Even Menachem, established in 1960, is very close to the village site. Kefar Rosenwald, established in 1967, and Shetula, founded in 1969, are located on village lands.

Village Today

Only rubble, trees, cactuses, shrubs, and weeds are visible. Most of the site is used for grazing.

Source

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