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Taytaba
District of Safad
طيطبا - טיטבא
Ethnically cleansed days ago
 
General view of the village site & the surrounding hilltops, 1990s               eMail to a friend
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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date May 1, 1948
Distance from district center 5 (km) North of Safad
Elevation from the sea 800 (meters)
Map location See location number #51 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 destroyed, and only the rubble of destroyed houses left behind.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
The village has been mostly ethnically cleansed at the end Operation Yiftach (25th of May 1948)
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 8,441
Jewish 0
Public 12
Total 8,453
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation 585
Area planted w/ olives 350
Planted W/ Cereal 5,178
Built up 61
Cultivable 5,763
Non-Cultivable 2,629
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1596 434
19th century 200
1922 299
1931 364
1945 530
1948 615
Est. Refugees 1998 3,776
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 60
1948 101
Schools Taytaba had an elementary school for boys, which was built during the British Mandate period.
Religious institutions One mosque
Nearby wadies & rivers The village was overlooking Wadi Taytaba (a tributary of Wadi Waqqas).
Archeological sites The village contained khirbat al-Tasarif, which had fragments of an ancient tomb.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Dalton is nearby village lands
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The village site contains the stone rubble of razed houses. A few olive trees still stand, growing among the thorny plants and grass. Part of the surrounding land is used by the settlement of Dalton for agriculture and pastures; other parts are wooded

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Pictures

  • General view of the village site & the surrounding hilltops, 1990s
  • Three generations of Rafai family, Hamida Rifai 85 years old, at 'Ayn al-Hilwa refugee camp. Copyright by Maher Attar
  • Hamida Rifai, 85, community book which collected all sorts of social event before occupation. Copyright by Maher Attar
  • Hill Overlooking Taytaba Area
  • Side Of Road Leading To Taytaba
  • Adham & Soha Shanaa with Jenin and Sami in Taytaba
  • Tombstone Of the Great Grandfather Ali Shanaa At Village Grave Yard.
  • High Road Leading To Taytaba.
  • بركة طيطبا الى الشمال من موقع القرية, على الطريق المؤدي الى دلاثة - 24/5/2003
  • منظر عام لاراضي القرية من الجهة الشمالية , في الخلفية تظهر مستوطنة دالتون المقامة على اراضي قرية دلاثة المجاورة - 24/5/2003
  • الطريق العام المؤدي الى صفد من الناحية الجنوبية - 24/5/2003
  • احجار من بيوت القرية في الجهة الشمالية - 24/5/2003
  • منظر لموقع القرية من الجهة الجنوبية يظهر مرتفع حجري هو ما تبقى من احد المقامات - 24/5/2003
  • اشجار التين باقية في طيطبا - 24/5/2003

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    Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001
          Last reply posted on MAY-21-2001

    Sign Taytaba's Guest Book - سجل الزوار
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات
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    Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008

    Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى
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    Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008

    Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return?
    هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟

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    411 Directory Service

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    Display Name Clan/Hamolah Country of Residence
    محمود سعد - ليبيا
    أبو أحمد شناعة -
    Ghassan Husni - KANTON TUZLA, BOSNIA
    Osama Shanaa Shanaa MA, USA
    Osama Shanaa Shanaa MA, USA
    Alte - KOBENHAGEN
    Abo nimer - -
    Rami Alsaadi Alsaadi RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA
    Nada Blaybel - SAUDI ARABIA
    Mohamad Kassem - -
    JAMAL KASSEM - -
    Noor A. Bleibel - USA, USA
    Ehsan Kassem Ali Kassem -
    Taha TAHA LEBANON, LEBANON
    Naser Blaybel BLAYBEL LEBANON, LEBANON
    Saria Taha - -
    MOHAMAD K. ALRIFAI ALRIFAI UAE, UAE
    Mohamed Blaybel - SAIDA, LEBANON
    Tarek A. Bleibel - SAUDI ARABIA

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