Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 25, 1948
Distance from district center	11 (km) East of Jaffa
Elevation from the sea	35 (meters)
Map location	See location number #20 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Chametz
Israeli attacking brigade	Alexandroni Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	On 13th of September 1948, Kafr 'Ana was completely defaced with the exception of its mosque, see Pictures section for details.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Kafr 'Ana inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 14,358 Jewish 2,334 Public 561 Total 17,353
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 2,214 163 Irrigated & Plantation 597 0 Planted W/ Cereal 11,023 2,171 Built up 90 0 Cultivable 13,834 2,334 Non-Cultivable 1,095 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 116 19th century 121 1922 1,374 1931 1,824 1945 3,020 (220 Jewish) 1948 3,248 Est. Refugees 1998 19,946
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 449 1948 799
Town's name through history	The Canaanite referred to Kafr 'Ana by Ono (meaning strong), and the Byzantines called it Onous.
Schools	Kafr 'Ana had two schools: the 1st was an elementary school for boys founded in 1920 which had an enrollment of 270 boys in 1945; the 2nd school was for girls founded in 1945 which had an initial enrollment of 57 girls.
Religious institutions	One mosque (still standing) , but it needs renovation guys!
Archeological sites	The village contained Khirbat Kafrajun.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Yagel and Newe Efrayim
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

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Part of the site is a vacant lot. On other parts, olive trees grow, along with cypress and eucalyptus trees that have been planted by the residents of the Israeli settlements. No traces of the old houses can be discerned. Apartment buildings and a small park have been built on the surrounding land."

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Yousef Ahmad Abdel Qadir al-Deiri (Abu Jafar)
• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Muhammad 'Ubeid
• Video Nakba Oral History: Interview with Omar al-Bayyari