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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 31, 1948
Distance from district center	7.5 (km) South of Baysan
Elevation from the sea	-175 (meters)
Map location	See location number #27 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Gideon
Israeli attacking brigade	Possibly Fourth Battalion of Golani Brigade
Exodus Cause	Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Hamra was completely obliterated and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Hamra inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 8,623 Jewish 2,153 Public 753 Total 10,902
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 0 57 Irrigated & Plantation 32 0 Area planted w/ olives 21 0 Planted W/ Cereal 8,429 2,153 Cultivable 8,461 2,210 Non-Cultivable 733 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1945 730 1948 847 Est. Refugees 1998 5,200
Town's name through history	The village was named after the Bedouin tribe who settled in the village lands many centuries ago.
Archeological sites	al-Hamra contains the following archeological sites dating back to Canaanites period: Tell al-Shuqaf, and Tell Abu Kharaj.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No Israeli settlements on village lands.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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