Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	March 20, 1948
Distance from district center	15 (km) West of Tulkarm
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #9 on the map
Israeli military operation	Coastal Clearing
Exodus Cause	Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Umm Khalid was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses remain standing. Currently, these houses are being occupied by Jewish settlers from the nearby Israeli City of Natanya.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Umm Khalid inhabitants were intimidated into fleeing by the Haganah on March 20th, 1948.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 1,923 Jewish 882 Public 89 Total 2,894
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 47 0 Planted W/ Cereal 1,830 882 Built up 23 0 Cultivable 1,877 882 Non-Cultivable 112 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 307 1931 586 1945 970 1948 1,125 Est. Refugees 1998 6,910
Number of houses	In (1931): 131 (includes 'Arab al-Balawina)
Schools	Umm Khalid had an elementary school for boys.
Religious institutions	One Mosque
Archeological sites	Umm Khalid contains archeological remains of towers, fortresses, wells, reservoirs, cisterns, and pottery.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	The Israeli City of Netanya.
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

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The village site has become part of the city of Netanya. Some houses remain and are used either as residences or for commercial purposes such as warehouses for Israeli companies

• Nakba Oral History Video Podcast: interview with Mustafa al-Dababi
• Video Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Badei al-Jallad