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| Kawkab al-Hawa District of Baysan كوكب الهوا - כוכב אל-הוא Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
May 16, 1948
Distance from district center
11 (km) North of Baysan
Elevation from the sea
300 (meters)
Map location
See location number #6 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation Gideon
Israeli attacking brigade
Third Battalion of the Golani Brigade
Defenders
Iraqi Army
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisIn September 1948, Kawkab al-Hawa was completely obliterated.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisKawkab al-Hawa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
6,125
Jewish
0
Public
3,824
Total
9,949
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
170
Area planted w/ olives
600
Planted W/ Cereal
5,851
Built up
56
Cultivable
6,021
Non-Cultivable
3,872
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
167
1931
220
1945
300
1948
348
Est. Refugees 1998
2,137
Number of houses
In (1931): 46 (mentioned under Kaukab)
Town's name through history
The ancient Egyptians referred to Kawkab al-Hawa by Yarmuta.
Water supplies
The village contains two springs:- 'Ayn al-Hiluw and 'Ayn al-Jirani which used to supply it with drinking water.
Archeological sites
Kawkab al-Hawa contains a Crusaders fortress, Egyptian stele, and possibly a Roman signal tower too.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
No Israeli settlements on village lands
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The village has been eliminated, but the site of the Belvoir Castle has been excavated and turned into a tourist attraction."
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