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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 21, 1948
Distance from district center	14 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea	625 (meters) West
Map location	See location number #29 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation ha-Har
Israeli attacking brigade	Har'el Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Ras Abu 'Ammar was mostly destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Ras Abu 'Ammar inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 8,313 Jewish 0 Public 29 Total 8,342
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 925 Area planted w/ olives 100 Planted W/ Cereal 2,791 Cultivable 3,716 Non-Cultivable 4,586
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 488 1945 620 1948 719 Est. Refugees 1998 4,417
Number of houses	In (1931): 106 (includes 'Ayn Hubin and'Aqqur)
Town's name through history	The village may have been named after a local sage known as Shaykh Abu' Ammar, for whom the villager maintained a shrine/maqam for.
Schools	The village had one elementary school for boys.
Shrines/maqams	Ras Abu 'Ammar had several shrines including the one for al-Shaykh Abu' Ammar.
Nearby wadies & rivers	And it is surrounded on three sides by the deep Wadi al-Sarar.
Archeological sites	Khirbat Kafr Sum was inhabited during the Crusade period and also for some time in the 16th century.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Tzur Hadassa
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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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
ماهر عياد	عياد	amman, jordan
سيف الدين محمد عياد	عياد	مخيم عايدة, مخيم عايدة
الشاعر محمد شحاده البداونه	قرقور ( جاسر )	بيت لحم
الشاعر محمد شحاده البداونه	-	-
دانية ربحي بداونة	بداونة	ا, الإمارات
rafat	malash	amman
رافت	-	صويلح - الحي الغربي, الاردن
حسن راضي	قرقور (جاسر)ء	bethlehem
محمد معدي	معدي	عمان, الاردن
عليان	العمارنة	-
عزالدين علان	-	-
Nabeel M. Ayyad	-	Amman, Jordan
اسماعيل حسن راضي	قرقور ( جاسر)	بيت لحم/عمان
محمود خليل	ammarneh	amman
ali mohammed ali khalil	khalil	-
abdulla ellyan	allan	amman, jordan
ربحي بداونة	بداونة	العين, الامارات
waleed faraj	faraj	amman, jordan
رشا	بداونه	العين, الإمارات
hamza shawish	shawish	-
A-ABUALIA	MROWA	DOHA
abeer abualia	-	-
hanan allan	amarneh	amman, jordan
Mohamed Khair Shawish	مروة - شاويش	ابوظبي, الامارات
abeer	ayyad	portland, portland
الدكتور خلدون ابو حميده	قرقور	عمان
ابو الحارث	-	Germany(المانيا)
علي زكريا معدي	معدي	عمان, الاردن
محمد	العمارنه	-
emad mustsfa mohammad ayyad	ayyad	amman, jordan
معدي عبد الكريم معدي	معدي	السويد
محمد طه حموده	-	jordan
محمد عبدالله معدي	-	عمان
ayyad	ayyad	amman
waleed	alamarneh	amman, jordan
Isam Ayyad	Ayyad	Qatar
Mohammed jamel	Abo Alia	Amman, jordan
البراق	الراضي	-
wasim seafun	seafun	reyiad, suadi
Dalal Faraj	Mrouwah	New Jersey, U.S.A
Abu Akar	Abu Akar	jordan, jordan
Muhammed Muadi	MUADI	GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
hamzah abdallah ayyad	ayyad	Amman, Jordan
Abdel Karim Muadi	MUADI	AMMAN, JORDAN
Samah Muadi	MUADI	GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
احسان معدي	muadi	amman, jordan
mustafa khalil	ayyad	ashrafeya, jordan
ibrahim radi	Al-Radi	Abu Dhabi, united arab emirates
rizeq shawish	shawish/hamdan	abudhabi, u.a.e
Ayah Ayyad	Ayyad	N.J., U.S.A
yousef saleh abu hamidah	abu hamiedeh	-
anas yousef	abu hamedh	jordan
Rezeq Faraj	Rezeq Faraj	QC, Canada
MOHAMMAD ABDULLAH KHALIL	amarneh	amman, jordan
Rami abdullah khalil	amarneh	amman, jordan
abdullah khalil	amarneh	-
Hasan M.A khalil	Hassan	Amman, Jordan
Khaled Ayyad	Ayyad	New Jersey, USA
Said Ayyad	Ayyad	New Jersey, USA
MOHAMMAD ALI KHALIL	Ammarneh	amman - sweeleh, jordan
maen allan	Allan	Amman, Jordan
Adam Ayyad	Ayyad	New Jersey-- USA
Hassan Hashim	-	Homs, Syria

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