Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 1, 1948
Distance from district center	15.5 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea	825(meters)
Map location	See location number #2 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Nachshon
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Bayt Thul was completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Bayt Thul was NOT completely ethnically cleansed, few of the villagers were allowed to live in the village to this date.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 4,205 Jewish 421 Public 3 Total 4,629
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 55 0 Planted W/ Cereal 787 190 Built up 13 0 Cultivable 842 190 Non-Cultivable 3,353 231
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 66 1922 133 1931 182 1945 260 1948 302 Est. Refugees 1998 1,852
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 43 1948 71
Town's name through history	Bayt Thul was also identified with Bayt Tun in the 1596 Ottoman tax records.
Religious institutions	The village had one mosque.
Shrines/maqams	One maqam for unknown person
Archeological sites	Bayt Thul has several Khirbats containing columns, foundations of ruined buildings, cisterns, and formerly inhabited caves.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Nataf and Newe Ilan
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:
"Piles of rubble are spread over a wide area on the hill. The remains of walls can be seen, with thick wild grass growing among them. The ruins of a large house are on the eastern side of the site, surounded by a dilapidated wall. Two wells, carved in the rock, are still used by Palestinians who have remained in the area."