Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 21, 1948
Distance from district center	21 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea	425 (meters)
Map location	See location number #33 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation ha-Har
Israeli attacking brigade	Sixth Battalion of the Har' el Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Jarash was completely defaced, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Jarash inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 3,517 Jewish 0 Public 1 Total 3,518
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 5 Area planted w/ olives 38 Planted W/ Cereal 1,335 Built up 5 Cultivable 1,340 Non-Cultivable 2,173
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 164 1945 190 1948 220 Est. Refugees 1998 1,354
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 33 1948 44
Shrines/maqams	A shrine for a local religious teacher known as al-Shaykh Abroad.
Archeological sites	To the east of the village lay Khirbat Sira, which is identified with a Mamluk/Ottoman village.
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
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:
The site is overgrown with grass, interspersed with the debris of destroyed houses and stones from the terraces. The ruins of a cemetery lie northwest of the site. Groves of trees cover two hills to the west of the site that are separated by a valley. Carob, fig, almond, and olive trees grow on these hills