Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 15, 1948
Distance from district center	11.5 (km) Southeast of Acre
Elevation from the sea	35 (meters)
Map location	See location number #24 on the map
Israeli military operation	Dekel
Israeli attacking brigade	Sheva' (Seventh) Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely destroyed soon after occupation, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Damun inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 19,073 Jewish 687 Public 597 Total 20,357
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 706 3 Area planted w/ olives 484 0 Planted W/ Cereal 16,368 684 Built up 111 0 Cultivable 17,074 687 Non-Cultivable 2,485 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 19th century 800 1922 727 1931 917 1945 1,310 1948 1,520 Est. Refugees 1998 9,332
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 183 1948 303
Town's name through history	The Crusaders referred to al-Damun by Damar.
Schools	al-Damun had one elementary school for boys which was founded by the Ottomans in 1886.
Religious institutions	One famous mosque
Nearby wadies & rivers	al-Damun borders al-Na'amin River.
Water supplies	Several nearby springs were used to provide drinking water, and al-Na'amin's River water was utilized for irrigation.
Archeological sites	al-Damun has a khirba/tall that contains the foundations of a wall, fortifications, and a well.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Yas'ur
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site is overgrown with thorns, cactuses, olive trees, and pines. Stone and concrete rubble is scattered around it. The cemetery is extant, although the markers over a few graves are collapsing."

• Nakba Oral History: Interview with Muhammad Said 'Ayyash