Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	February 1, 1948
Distance from district center	16.5 (km) Northeast of Jaffa
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #8 on the map
Israeli attacking brigade	Irgun Zvai Leumi (IZL)
Exodus Cause	Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been mostly destroyed with the exception of few large deserted houses.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	On the 3rd of February 1948, al-Mirr's inhabitants were terrorized in leaving the village by the terror gang of Irgun Zvai Leumi (IZL)..
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 41 Jewish 0 Public 10 Total 51
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 2 Planted W/ Cereal 31 Built up 2 Cultivable 33 Non-Cultivable 16
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 75 1931 101 1945 170 1948 197 Est. Refugees 1998 1,211
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 25 1948 48
Town's name through history	al-Mirr was founded during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II (1808-39), which it was known by his name for some time.
Nearby wadies & rivers	al-Mirr is situated on the southern bank of the al-'Awja River.
Archeological sites	al-Mirr contains the remains of a Turkish bridge which remains visible to this date.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No Israeli settlements on village lands.
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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:
"All that remains of the village are a few large, deserted houses, surrounded by tall, thorny plants and some unused village wells and roads. One of the houses is a two-story concrete structure with a flat roof and rectangular windows and doors. Another house, also a two-story, concrete building, is quite large and architecturally elaborate. A dilapidated, stone-lined well, also remains, its ladder still inside. Railroad tracks run through the site and a number of palm trees are scattered across it."