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| Zir'in District of Jinin زرعين - זירעין Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
May 28, 1948
Distance from district center
11 (km) North of Jinin
Elevation from the sea
100 (meters)
Map location
See location number #3 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation Gideon
Israeli attacking brigade
Fourth Battalion of the Golani Brigade
Village defenders
Iraqi army units and some Palestinian and some ALA volunteers.
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisZir'in was mostly destroyed with the exception of one deserted village house.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisZir'in inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
22,034
Jewish
1,711
Public
175
Total
23,920
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Planted W/ Cereal
20,964
1,633
Built up
81
0
Cultivable
20,964
1,633
Non-Cultivable
1,164
78
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1596
22
1922
722
1931
978
1945
1,420
1948
1,647
Est. Refugees 1998
10,116
Number of houses
In the 19th century: 20-30 houses, and in (1931): 239 houses.
Town's name through history
The Canaanites referred to the village by Yizre'el, and the Crusader called it Le Petit Gerin.
Schools
Zir'in had one school for boys which was founded during Ottoman period.
Notable people from town
The village was the hometown of Mahmud Salim, one of the leaders of the 1936 intifada.
Religious institutions
Zir'in had a Mosque which was renovated by al-Zahir Baybars soon after the battle of 'Ayn Jalut.
Nearby wadies & rivers
The village northern and eastern sides slopes toward Wadi al-Jalud.
Archeological sites
Next to the village, the Egyptian Mamluks triumphed over the Mongols in the decisive battle of 'Ayn Jalut.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Avital and Yizre'el
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Only one (dilapidated) building remains. The site is overgrown with grass, thorns, and cactuses, interspersed with prominent piles of stones. An Israeli memorial has been erected on the site and is surrounded by trees. One old well remains
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