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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 20, 1949
Distance from district center	8.5 (km) East of Safad
Elevation from the sea	250 (meters)
Map location	See location number #64 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Yiftach (commanded by the ethnic cleansing champion Yigal Allon)
Israeli attacking brigade	The Palmach's First Battalion and 'Oded Brigade
Village defenders	Syrian Army
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely destroyed
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	The village has been completely ethnically cleansed by between 1949-1956.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 52 Jewish 2,407 Public 13 Total 2,472
Inhabitants place of origin	In 19th century, Turkish and Kurdish nomads were encamped in the village.
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village was nearby Wadi Shahyan.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Machanayim is nearby village lands
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew

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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 covered with stone rubble, grass, thorns, and a few cypress trees. There is a cow shed near the site. The cemetery is now used by the Bedouin of the nearby village of Tuba

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Clan/Hamolah

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