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Dayr Aban
District of Jerusalem
دير آبان - דיראבאן
Ethnically cleansed days ago
 
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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date October 19, 1948
Distance from district center 21 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea 300(meters)
Map location See location number #31 on the map
Defenders Local militia and Egyptian Army/Muslim Brotherhood Battalion
Refugees' migration route Population most likely ethnically cleansed eastwards to Bethlehem or to the Hebron hills.
Exodus Cause Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis
Deir Abban was completely destroyed and defaced, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
Dayr Aban inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 21,578
Jewish 376
Public 780
Total 22,734
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation 1,580 162
Area planted w/ olives 530 0
Planted W/ Cereal 14,925 19
Built up 51 0
Cultivable 16,505 181
Non-Cultivable 5,799 195
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1596 127
1922 1,214
1931 1,534
1945 2,100
1948 2,436
Est. Refugees 1998 14,960
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 321
1948 509
Town's name through history The Romans referred to the Deir Abban by Abenezer.
Religious institutions Dayr Abban had a mosque called al-'Umari mosque.
Water supplies A pipeline was constructed to transport water from 'Ayn Marjalayn (5 km to the east).
Archeological sites Dayr Abban contains three khirbats: Khirbat Jinna'ir, Khirbat Haraza, and Khirbat al-Suyyag.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Tzor'a, Machseya, Beyt Shemesh, and Yish'i
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Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
High piles of stone rubble, collapsed roofs, iron rafters, and parts of standing walls are visible on the site (see photo). A cave at the northern edge has a gate topped with a circular arch. A well with a metal cover can be seen next to a stone arch that stands alone; the rest of this structure is gone.

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Pictures

  • Remains Of Village Site In 1986
  • House Rubble In 1986
  • Naji 'Udeh, 39, and his son Mourad, 12, visit their destoryed & ethnically cleansed village again
  • General View Of Dayr Aban Just Before Occupation, 1948
  • General View Of Dayr Aban Just Before Occupation #2, 1948
  • Attacking Dayr Aban #1, 1948
  • Attacking Dayr Aban #2, 1948
  • Attacking Dayr Aban #3, 1948
  • Abed Alhafeth Amira in his land in Dayr Aban, 1978
  • One of the remaining houses in Deir Abban, March-2002
  • The destroyed Mosque of Deir Abban, March-2002
  • الحاج مصطفى درويش صرار
  • Deir Aban's house rubble and some walls, copyright belongs to Badil.org
  • Deir Aban's house rubble and some walls #2, copyright belongs to Badil.org
  • Deir Aban's house rubble and some walls #3, copyright belongs to Badil.org
  • Deir Abans house rubble and some remaining walls #4, copyright belongs to Badil.org
  • A water well in Deir Abans, copyright belongs to Badil.org
  • Cactus trees in Deir Aban, copyright belongs to Badil.org
  • Stone wheel used to grind olive for oil extraction, copyright belongs to Badil.org
  • Ruins of destroyed houses in the destroyed Palestinian village

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    411 Directory Service

    To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.
    Display Name Clan/Hamolah Country of Residence
    ساهر فلسطين سويد عمان
    علاء الدين الدعامسه الدعامسه SWANSEA , UNITED KINGDOM
    Muammer Othman Othman -
    Ahmed naji الوعره الرياض, السعودية
    Akram Ghannam - TX, TX
    Reyad schram Wa'ara TX, USA
    سمير محيسن ديربان GERMANY
    Dipl.-Bertriebswirt Isaak Muhaisen Karamlah / Muhaisen HESSEN, DEUTSCHLAD
    Ramadan Farhan Salameh Karamleh INDIANA, USA
    روان عوده الكويت, الاردن
    Dr. Mohammed Atallah الوعره RIRADH, SAUDI ARABIA
    N. Shraim Shraim AMMAN, JORDAN
    Architect, Mohammad H.K.Sarrar Sarrar AMMAN, JORDAN
    أبو هيثم القراملة بيت لحم, فلسطين
    نعيم عميره عميره -
    DEEB BAYOUD - -
    Muath Salameh - TX, TX
    Abdul kareem Almasaaeed Almasaaeed -
    Jihad Zdouq Zdouq NEW JERSEY, NEW JERSEY
    Mohammad abu-hadba - DOMINCANA, DOMINCANA
    Raba' - -, DEUTSCHLAND-GERMANY
    Muhammad Rashid - NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA
    Malek Rashid Rashid AMMAN, JORDAN
    Sarrar Qaramelah DD, DD
    Ramzi05 - -
    Omar Abuhadba Addamsa -
    Fathi Muhammed Ibrahim Zaidan Kasabrah TEXAS, UNITED STATES
    Abo Rumuz - -
    JAMAL ZAIDAN ALKASABRAH TEXAS, USA
    Mohammed Sarrar Al Karamlea -
    Waseem Sarrar Al Karamlea -
    Ishaq Sarrar Sarrar BERLIN, GERMANY
    Mohammad abuhadba - -
    Ibrahim Al-baz Al-Baz ZUID HOLLAND, THE NETHERLANDS
    Omar Thiban م/عمر ذيبان Kasabra PALESTINE, PALESTINE
    Abdulla Alkasabrah Alkasabrah JORDAN, JORDAN
    Awni Abuhadba - USA
    Abdelaziz Abuhadba Aldaamsa -
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    Amjad Rashid Rashid -
    Hammad Almasaed -
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    Waleed Sarrar Qaramlah -
    عمر دعسان القراملة -
    Muneer_5712@yahoo.com - JORDAN, JORDAN
    Ala' Dasan علاء دعسان Qaramlah القراملة JORDAN اءأردؤ

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