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Farwana
District of Baysan
فرونه - פרונה
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value

Israeli occupation date May 11, 1948

Distance from district center 4.5 (km) South of Baysan

Elevation from the sea -125 (meters)

Map location See location number #23 on the map

Israeli military operation Gidion Operation

Israeli attacking brigade Golani Brigade

Exodus Cause Military assault by Jewish troops

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis On May 12th, 1948, Farwana was completely destroyed, and only house walls and rubble left behind.

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis Upon occupation, both Farwana and al-Ashrafiyya inhabitants fled towards Jordan.

Land ownership
before occupation

Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)

Arab 3,942

Jewish 0

Public 1,054

Total 4,996

Land usage in 1945

Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)

Irrigated & Plantation 42

Area planted w/ olives 6

Planted W/ Cereal 4,243

Built up 11

Cultivable 4,285

Non-Cultivable 700

Population
before occupation

Year Population

1922 48

1931 286

1945 330

1948 383

Est. Refugees 1998 2,351

Number of houses

Year Number of houses

1931 72

1948 96

Town's name through history Farwana was sometimes identified with city of Rehob during Egyptian rule over Palestine in the 2nd millenium B.C.

Archeological sites The village contains Tall al-Sarim (the ruins of an anceint city), also the remains of a third century A.D. synagogue.

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Rechov, Chawwat Eden, and 'En ha-Natziv.

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The only remains of the village are the ruined walls and floors of houses."

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Stories and Memories

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من أهل فرونة-عن يمينك الجلوس 1- محمود احمد الحاج 2- مصطفى ابراهيم الحاج 4- أحمد عبد الغافر الحاج 5- علي محمود الحاج الوقوف 1- مصطفى صادق الحاج 4- موسى علي الحاج 5- علي أحمد الحاج 6- محمد صادق الحاج 8- أحمد عبد الله الحاج

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Topic	Replies Count
Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Last reply posted on OCTOBER-24-2007 Sign Farwana's Guest Book - سجل الزوار	1
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات	0
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى	0
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return? هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟	0

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