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| Welcome To al-Mirr District of Jaffa المرّ / المحمودية Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| 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 |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Population before occupation |
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| 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. | ||||||||||||
| 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:
"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."
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