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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 9, 1948
Distance from district center	26 (km) South East of Haifa
Elevation from the sea	125 (meters)
Map location	See location number #28 on the map
Israeli military operation	The Battle for Mishmar ha-'Emeq.
Israeli attacking brigade	Combination of First Battalion of the Palmach, Carmeli and Alexandroni Brigades.
Defenders	Arab Liberation Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Many of Abu Shusha's inhabitant fled during the battle, and it was completely ethnically cleansed soon after occupation.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,883 Jewish 0 Public 3,077 Total 8,960
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 931 Area planted w/ olives 130 Planted W/ Cereal 4,939 Cultivable 5,870 Non-Cultivable 3,090
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 831 1945 720 1948 835 Est. Refugees 1998 5,129
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 155 1948 155
Town's name through history	The Romans referred to Abu Shusha by Gaba Hippeon.
Schools	Abu Shusha had an elementary school for boys.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Water supplies	Water was available from many sources, including two nearby wadis and a spring.
Archeological sites	Tel Abu Shusha, and on Abu Shusha itself contained numerous indications of a long and rich cultural past.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Mishmar ha-'Emeq occupies part of 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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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The only remaining sign of the village is the debris of houses, overgrown with cactuses. The grain mill is gone. On the hilly lands around the site."

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