Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 30, 1948
Distance from district center	10 (km) North of Safad
Elevation from the sea	675 (meters)
Map location	See location number #39 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Hiram
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely obliterated, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	'Alma inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 17,240 Jewish 0 Public 2,258 Total 19,498
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 983 Area planted w/ olives 750 Planted W/ Cereal 7,475 Built up 147 Cultivable 8,458 Non-Cultivable 10,893
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 239 19th century 250 1922 632 1931 712 1945 950 1948 1,102 Est. Refugees 1998 6,767
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 148 1948 229
Town's name through history	The Crusades referred to the village by Alme.
Water supplies	The village had a pool and two water tanks which provided it with its water needs.
Archeological sites	'Alma had several nearby khribas and three inscribed architectural fragments from an ancient synagogue were found on the surface of the village
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	'Alma
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, all that remains of the village:
The site is fenced-in and contains the rubble of former houses, covered with thorny grasses. One truncated stone wall with a door and two windows still stands. The land is planted with fruit trees by Israeli farmers

• Nakba Oral History: Interview with Ahmad 'Ajjawi
• Nakba Oral History: Interview with Ali Azzam