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| Qaqun District of Tulkarm قاقون - קאקון Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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 IsraelisQaqun was mostly destroyed with the exception Qaqun's boys school.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisQaqun 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.
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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
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To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| علاء الحيحي | الحيحي | - |
| 3bed | Abu dayyeh | JORDAN |
| محمد يوسف محمد اجعيم | - | الحصن, الاردن |
| Bilal | Darweesh | JORDAN, JORDAN |
| Abu hamza | Abu hantash | JORDAN- AMMAN |
| مصطفى صادق حسن شربجي | شربجي | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Basel | - | SKÅNE, SWEDEN |
| Rasha Othman | الجمايلة | AMMAN, AMMAN |
| ENGNNER_ahmed mohmmed abu_hantash | - | BOSTON, BOSTON |
| احمد ابوهنطش | - | - |
| يوسف | اجعيم | - |
| Al Mukahhal | Al Mukahhal | DHAHRAN, KSA |
| أبو هنطش | أبو هنطش | فلسطين, فلسطين |
| Baha Nasrallah | Nasrallah | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Nabil abu-hantash | Abu-hantash | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| ككوني | بدر | الضفة , فلسطين |
| Mahmoud Rafik Abu Hantash | - | DENMARK, DENMARK |
| طارق بدير | Budair | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| بلال شلبي | الشلبي | طولكرم |
| جمعية قاقون الخيرية | جمعية قاقون | طولكرم , طولكرم |
| Mustafa Ibrahim Zaidan | Zaidan | - |
| علاء | ابوهنطش | U.A.E, U.A.E |
| A.QADER ZEIDAN | ZEIDAN | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Rashad Abu Hantash | Abu Hantash | NABLUS |
| سعيد نصرالله | نصرالله | عمان, الاردن |
| ابو عرفه | عرفه | نابلس, قاقون |
| ابو انس | - | - |
| محمد الحافي | الحافي | - |
| Bilal Assaf | - | - |
| Saher Kaddarah | Kaddarah | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Houji | - | - |
| Osama Al-Hafi | - | - |
| Mohammad rafiq abuhantash | Abuhantash | JODAN, AMMAN |
| Sami Mustafa Budair | - | - |
| SAED A.Alhafi | Alhafi | - |
| Basil Othman | Othman | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Haytham Abu Hantash | - | U.S.A. |
| Nedal Abu Hantash | Abu Hantash | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Sana Abou-Hantash | Abou-Hantash | - |
| Yousef mohamed yousef abu hantash | - | GUANDONG, CHINA |
| Ahmad Moh'd Azzam Iqab Abu Hantash | Abu Hantash | DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Emad Abu hantash | Abu hantash | LA, U.S.A |
| Dr hantash | ABU HANTASH | JERUSALEM, PALESTINE |
| Ayda Abu hantash | Abu hantash | IL, USA |
| Nahi Mahmoud | Abou Hantash | ODENSE NØ, DENMARK |
| Ayman Abu hantash | Abu hantash | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| GHASSAN ABU HANTASH | ABU HANTASH | LA., U.S.A |
| John Qaqundah | Qaqundah | - |
| Issam Nasralla | NASRALLA | SHARJA, U A E |
| Ihab Abu Dayyeh | Abu Dayyeh | - |
| Raed Abusara | Abusara (sara) | TEXAS, TEXAS |
| Majed Mohd Sabri Shouli | Shouli | QATAR, QATAR |
| Farouk Abu Hantash | Abu Hantash | JORDAN, JORDAN |
| Riaad Al-sholee | Alsholee | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Mohammad Mahmoud abu hantash | - | - |
| Mirza aijaz baig | - | MAHARASHTRA, INDIA |
| Ibrahim Abu hantash | - | - |
| Tareqhantash | Abu-Hantash | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| ADNAN ABU HANTASH | ABU HANTASH | - |
| Malath Shohadeh | Darweesh | KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA |
| Khalid Mansour Ghanem | Ghanem | CO, USA |
| Abu Sous | - | - |
| Tawfiq Abu-Hantash | Abu-Hantash | - |
| Paletini | Alhafi | UAE |
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