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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 15, 1948
Distance from district center	15 (km) Northeast of Jaffa
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #13 on the map
Israeli military operation	Terror campaign before the war have started.
Israeli attacking brigade	Haganah and lrgun
Exodus Cause	Haganah 'Wispering' campaign (psychological warfare)
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	In June 1948, Yosef Weitz (a Jewish National Fund official) recommended Fajja's complete destruction. Based on his recommendation, the village was completely obliterated. It is very possibly one day, to hold JNF responsible in court for their terror acts.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	On 17th February 1948, some Haganah and lrgun terror gangs terrorized the villagers into fleeing. Fajja was completely ethnically cleansed on May 15th, 1948.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 3,215 Jewish 1,580 Public 124 Total 4,919
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 602 166 Irrigated & Plantation 53 8 Planted W/ Cereal 2,457 1,406 Built up 7 0 Cultivable 3,112 1,580 Non-Cultivable 220 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 194 1931 707 1945 1,570 (370 Jewish) 1948 1,392 Est. Refugees 1998 8,548
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 165 1948 324
Schools	Fajja had an elementary school for boys founded in 1922, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 181 students.
Archeological sites	Fajja was constructed over the remains of an archaeological site that contains fragments of columns (shafts and capitals), the foundations of buildings, and a cistern.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	The Israeli City of Petach Tiqva.
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 village has been completely razed except for one house and a pond."

 

 
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فتحي	غانم	عمان, الاردن
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