Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	June 5, 1948
Distance from district center	6 (km) Northwest of Tulkarm
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #7 on the map
Israeli military operation	Coastal Clearing
Israeli attacking brigade	Third Battalion of the Alexandroni Brigade
Village defenders	Iraqi Army fought like men possessed according to the New York Times. They fought to the last man in three defensive trench lines. Unconfirmed report claimed a whole battalion was obliterated (45 soldiers), God bless them all. See interview with Mr. Budeir for detailed account of this battle.
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Qaqun was mostly destroyed with the exception Qaqun's boys school.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Qaqun inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Village clans or hamolas	The clans of al-Hafi, Abu-Hantash and al-Shaykh Ghanem.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 35,611 Jewish 4,642 Public 1,514 Total 41,767
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 713 1,576 Irrigated & Plantation 210 33 Area planted w/ olives 80 0 Planted W/ Cereal 34,777 3,032 Built up 144 0 Cultivable 35,700 4,641 Non-Cultivable 1,281 1
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 127 1922 1,367 1931 1,367 1945 1,970 1948 2,285 Est. Refugees 1998 14,034
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 260 1948 434
Town's name through history	The Crusades referred to Qaqun by Quaquo.
Schools	Qaqun had an elementary school for boys, which was founded during the British Mandate period which is still standing.
Religious institutions	One Mosque
Archeological sites	Qaqub contained a Crusades fort and a Mamluk Mosque, see Pictures section for details.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Kibbutz ha-Ma'pil, Gan Yoshiyya, Ometz, and Yikkon.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

Bibliography and References

Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalid, all that remains of the village:-
The fortress on top of the hill, a well that belonged to the family of Abu Hantash, and the school building are all that remain of the village. The fortress is surrounded by stone rubble and the remains of houses, and the school building is still used as a school by Israelis

• Nakba Oral History interview with Abdel Fattah Abu Hantash
• Nakba Oral History interview with Ahmad Budeir
• Video Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Muhamad Arafeh