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| al-Hamra District of Baysan الحمرا - אל-חמרא Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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 Israelisal-Hamra was completely obliterated and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelisal-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.
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