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District of Gaza
البطاني الغربي - אל-בטאני אל-ע'רבי
Ethnically cleansed days ago
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Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date May 13, 1948
Distance from district center 36 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea 25 (meters)
Map location See location number #5 on the map
Israeli military operation Operation Barak (lightening)
Israeli attacking brigade Giv'ati Brigade
Exodus Cause Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis		 The village was completely obliterated.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis		 al-Batani al-Gharbi inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 4,475
Jewish 0
Public 99
Total 4,574
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus 170
Irrigated & Plantation 95
Planted W/ Cereal 4,152
Built up 34
Cultivable 4,417
Non-Cultivable 123
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1922 556
1931 667
1945 980
1948 1,137
Est. Refugees 1998 6,981
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 147
1948 250
Schools al-Batani al-Gharbi had an elementary school for boys founded in 1947, and it had an initial enrollment of 119 students. It should be noted that students from the nearby villages of Barqa and al-Batini al-Sharqi used to attend the same school too.
Religious institutions One mosque
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands No settlements on village land.
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Arabic في كتاب لكي لا ننسى
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Some of the village streets are still clearly recognizable. A stone quarry is also located on village lands."

 

Display Name Clan/Hamolah Country of Residence
A Alnawajha النواجحه -
رزق أبورزق النواجحة -
نعيم الدويك الدويك -
أبو عبيدة المدلل غزة, فلسطين
Khaled Halabi الحلبي قطاع غزة, فلسطين
al-jub al-jub singl, jordan
Rushdi KHALAF ONTARIO , CANADA
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