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| Welcome To al-Sindiyana District of Haifa السنديانة Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Israeli occupation date | May 12, 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 29 (km) South of Haifa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 125 (meters) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #36 on the map | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | Either Operation Coastal Clearing or Operation Mishmar Ha'emek. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Israeli attacking brigade | Some units from the Haganah and the Irgun gangs. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Although the villages of Sabbarin, al-Sundyana, and al-Fureidis were welling to surrender to the Haganah, they were mostly ethically cleansed upon occupation. Al-Syndyana Mokhtar along with his family and 300 other civilians stayed put and raised a white flag upon occupation. They were mostly expelled toward the Jinin areas. |
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| Land ownership before occupation |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Population before occupation |
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| Number of houses | In (1931): 217 (includes 'Arab al-Hamdun) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Schools | al-Sindiyana had an elementary school for boys founded in 1942/1943, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 200 students. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inhabitants place of origin | The original village inhabitants came two centuries ago from the neighboring villages of Umm al-Fahm and 'Arraba. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Water supplies | al-Sindiyana had numerous springs and wells which provided it with water for both domestic use and irrigation. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Archeological sites | al-Sindiyana contained building foundations, and pottery and tesserae which have been seen on its surface in a nearby Khirba. Also the village had Khirbat Rusaysa, which contained mosaics, rock-cut wine press, and columns that suggested that it was inhabited during the Roman-Byzantine period. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Avi'el | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 fenced in with barbed wire. Scattered piles of stones, the debris of destroyed houses, are visible among thorns, cactuses and fig, olive, and palm trees."
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| ammar nazzal | nazzal | irbed, jordan |
| مؤمن جوابرة | جوابرة | - |
| sari mogbel | - | - |
| Zein | Meitani | - |
| علاء عمر عصفور | عصفور | - |
| Mohammed Meqbel | - | - |
| حمزة نزال | - | - |
| naser | البواقنة | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| لؤي | نزال | اربد - الصريح, الاردن |
| عمر جانم | بواقنه | MN, USA |
| anwar nazzal | - | اربد / الصريح |
| محمد عيد | البواقنة | اربد, اربد |
| هدى فضل الحاج مرشد نزال | نزال | اربد |
| ايهاب | - | الاردن, الاردن |
| بهاء نمر | - | - |
| jamal Al Shalabi | Al Shalabi | Paris, France |
| محمد عويس | البواقنه | جنين |
| لبنى نزال | - | عمان, الاردن |
| Ahmad Mukbil | Al-Mukbil | - |
| Yacoub Meitani | Meitani | kuwait |
| م.هاشم حمزة السوالمة | السوالمة | jordan |
| fadel | - | Abu Dhabi |
| Mohammad Shawqi Nazzal | - | United Arab Emirates |
| Mohammed Nazzal | Nazzal | - |
| يوسف | - | - |
| محمد نزال | نزال | - |
| SALEH Al asfour | - | - |
| Naser | Meqbel | Germany |