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| Welcome To Abu Zurayq District of Haifa ابو زريق Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Statistic/Fact | Value | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli occupation date | April 12, 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 24 (km) South East of Haifa | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 100 (meters) | ||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #24 on the map | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | The battle for Mishmar ha-'Emeq | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli attacking brigade | A combination from the Palmach 1st Battalion, Carmeli and Alexandroni Brigades | ||||||||||||||
| Village defenders | Arab Liberation Army volunteers and some local Palestinian militia | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli acts of terror | Massacre occured by Jewish troops against the town's inhabitants. | ||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis |
The village has been completely defaced on April 15th 1948. | ||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansing by Israelis |
Upon occupation, 15 adult males and some 200 women and children from Abu Zurayq inhabitants were taken captives. The women and children were sent towards Jinin. | ||||||||||||||
| Land ownership before occupation |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Population before occupation |
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| Schools | Abu Zurayq had an elementary school for boys. | ||||||||||||||
| Religious institutions | One mosque | ||||||||||||||
| Nearby wadies & rivers | The village was situated near Wadi Abu Zurayq | ||||||||||||||
| Water supplies | Water supplies were taken from a number of sources, among them Wadi Abu Zurayq, a nearby spring and a well. | ||||||||||||||
| Archeological sites | Abu Zurayq contained rich sequence of Paleolithic stone tools have been found and the remains of an isolated Roman farmhouse | ||||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | No settlements on village lands | ||||||||||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia ![]() |
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site is overgrown with cactus plants and fig and olive trees."
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