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al-Zuq al-Fawqani
District of Safad
الزوق الفوقاني - א-זוק אל-פוקאני
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value

Israeli occupation date May 21, 1948

Distance from district center 32 (km) South East of Safad

Elevation from the sea 250 (meters)

Map location See location number #2 on the map

Israeli military operation Operation Yiftach (commanded by the ethnic cleansing champion Yigal Allon)

Israeli attacking brigade The Palmach's First Battalion

Exodus Cause Military assault by Jewish troops

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis The village has been completely destroyed, only house rubble left behind

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis al-Zuq al-Fuawqani was ethnically cleansed as a result of psychological warfare conducted on in the first half of May 1948.

Land ownership
before occupation

Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)

Arab 1,789

Jewish 0

Public 43

Total 1,832

Land usage in 1945

Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)

Irrigated & Plantation 503

Planted W/ Cereal 1,286

Cultivable 1,789

Non-Cultivable 43

Population
before occupation

Year Population

1945 160

1948 186

Est. Refugees 1998 1,140

Water supplies The village had several springs to power a water mill.

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Yuval settlement is near by 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 stones of destroyed homes are strewn across the site, which is overgrown with grass, thorns, and a few cactus plants. The nearby settlement of Yuval cultivates part of the surrounding land, and uses the rest as forests and grazing grounds

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Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Sign al-Zuq al-Fawqani's Guest Book - سجل الزوار	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات	0
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى	0
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؟	0

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