Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 28, 1948
Distance from district center	10 (km) Southeast of Tiberias
Elevation from the sea	-200 (meter)
Map location	See location number #18 on the map
Israeli military operation	Golani Brigade
Village defenders	Syrian Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Samakh was mostly destroyed with the exception the railway station and a water reservoir
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	On march 3rd 1948, the inhabitants of Samakh were intimidated into fleeing their homes and farms by the Haganah to Nazareth, and by the end of April the town was completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 9,265 Jewish 8,412 Public 934 Total 18,6ll
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 0 264 Irrigated & Plantation 0 243 Planted W/ Cereal 8,578 7,814 Built up 261 91 Cultivable 8,578 8,321 Non-Cultivable 1,360 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 976 1931 1,865 1945 3,460 1948 4,014 Est. Refugees 1998 24,648
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 480 1948 1009
Schools	Samakh had two schools, one of which was for boys and the another for girls.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Massada, Sha'ar ha-Golan, Ma'agan, & Tel Qatzir.
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More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The only remaining village landmarks are the ruins of the railway station and a water reservoir. The settlers of Deganya 'Alef have built a public park for tourists, a gas station, and a factory on the village site. The nearby lands are cultivated

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Sanousi Mustafa Mohammad Yakhluf (Abu Mustafa)
• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Abdel Rahim al-Tur'ani