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'Arab al-Fuqara'
District of Haifa
عرب الفقراء/الشيخ حلو - ערב אל-פוקרא
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value

Israeli occupation date April 10, 1948

Distance from district center 42 (km) South West of Haifa

Elevation from the sea 25 (meters)

Map location See location number #49 on the map

Israeli military operation Possibly Operation Coastal Clearing

Exodus Cause Expulsion by Jewish troops

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis The village has been completely defaced

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis 'Arab al-Fuqara' inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Land ownership
before occupation

Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)

Arab 15

Jewish 2,513

Public 186

Total 2,714

Land usage in 1945

Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)

Area planted w/ citrus 0 575

Irrigated & Plantation 0 25

Planted W/ Cereal 0 900

Built up 0 243

Cultivable 0 1,500

Non-Cultivable 201 770

Population
before occupation

Year Population

1945 310

1948 360

Est. Refugees 1998 2,208

Nearby wadies & rivers 'Arab al-Fuqara' was located nearby Wadi al-Mafjar.

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Currently, the Israeli city of Chadera is occupying village lands.

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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"There are no landmarks or other signs of the village. "

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Remaining Houses Of The Village In 1987

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Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Last reply posted on SEPTEMBER-25-2007 Sign 'Arab al-Fuqara''s Guest Book - سجل الزوار	1
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات	0
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى	0
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return? هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟	0

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