Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 15, 1948
Distance from district center	11.5 (km) Southeast of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	240 (meters)
Map location	See location number #30 on the map
Israeli military operation	Second stage of Operation Dani
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Bayt Shanna was mostly destroyed with the exception of a small house on a hill.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Bayt Shanna inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 3,617 Jewish 0 Public 0 Total 3,617
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 44 Planted W/ Cereal 865 Cultivable 909 Non-Cultivable 2,708
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 22 1931 406 1945 210 1948 244 Est. Refugees 1998 1,496
Number of houses	In (1931): 71 (listed in the Jerusalem district; includes Salbit)
Archeological sites	Two khirbats located to West and Northeast of the village center that contains the foundations of a church and buildings, cisterns, and rock-hewn presses.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No Israeli settlements on village lands.
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 Khalid, all that remains of the village:-
The stone rubble of the former houses covers the village site. Large mulberry, olive, and almond trees grow amid the rubble, most of which is covered by wild vegetation. The whole site is fenced in and appears to be used as a grazing area. On the hillside east of the village, a room made of masonry still stands. Fruit trees grow around it