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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 30, 1948
Distance from district center	17 (km) Southeast of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	300 (meters)
Map location	See location number #51 on the map
Israeli military operation	One of the operations launched to capture the important fort and junction at al-Latrun.
Israeli attacking brigade	Sheva' (Seventh) Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely obliterated, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	On April 20th, 1948, Bayt Susin was ethnically cleansed during Operation Nachshon.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,453 Jewish 0 Public 28 Total 6,481
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 94 Planted W/ Cereal 5,115 Built up 8 Cultivable 5,209 Non-Cultivable 1,264
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 308 1922 47 1931 70 1945 210 1948 244 Est. Refugees 1998 1,496
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 14 1948 48
Town's name through history	The Crusaders referred to Bayt Susin by Bezezin.
Religious institutions	One Mosque
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Moshav Ta'oz
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:
"The site has been leveled by bulldozers;..... Traces of a fig tree are visible at the site's center, and the remains of walls from houses can be seen on the southern".

 

 
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