Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 12, 1948
Distance from district center	19 (km) Northeast of Jaffa
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #3 on the map
Israeli attacking brigade	The Stern terror gangs
Defenders	Arab Liberation Army
Israeli acts of terror	On the 5th of March 1948, some Haganah terror units murdered 15 people including women and children.
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	In June 1948, the village was destroyed based on the orders of Yosif Weitz, a Jewish National Fund official, and only few houses survived the destruction.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Biyar 'Adas was completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,232 Jewish 109 Public 151 Total 5,492
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 1,604 0 Irrigated & Plantation 181 0 Planted W/ Cereal 3,416 107 Built up 14 0 Cultivable 5,201 107 Non-Cultivable 168 2
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 87 1931 161 1945 300 1948 348 Est. Refugees 1998 2,137
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 38 1948 82
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	'Adanim and Elishama'
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

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Town Today

The site is marked by cactuses, fig trees, palm trees, and the debris of houses. Some houses and sections of houses that were built among citrus groves still stand, deserted, amidst wild vegetation. All are made of concrete and possess a variety of architectural designs, ranging from the elaborate to the simple. Their roofs are flat, slanted, or gabled, and their doors and windows are rectangular. The land in the vicii1ity, is cultivated and is covered in places by Israeli fruit orchards.

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