Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	March 6, 1948
Distance from district center	17.5 (km) Southeast of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	325 (meters)
Map location	See location number #49 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Ben-Nun
Israeli attacking brigade	Giv'ati and Sheva' (Seventh) brigades
Defenders	Jordanian Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Dayr Ayyub was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses and the village cemetery.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Dayr Ayyub inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 4,500 Jewish 0 Public 1,522 Total 6,028
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 127 Area planted w/ olives 10 Planted W/ Cereal 2,769 Built up 26 Cultivable 2,896 Non-Cultivable 3,106
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 94 1922 215 1931 221 1945 320 1948 371 Est. Refugees 1998 2,280
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 66 1948 110
Schools	An elementary school for boys which was founded in 1947, and when it opened its doors it had an enrollment of 51 students.
Shrines/maqams	The villagers believed that the tomb of the al-Nabi Ayyub was in the village, and for whom they used to maintain a shrine.
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village is situated close to Baba al-Wad.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Mevo Choron
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, all that remains of the village:
"The eastern segment of Canada Park lies on the village site. The park, which was opened in 1978 and was financed by donations from Canadian Jews, was established on the ruins of three other villages (Bayt Nuba, 'Imwas, and Yalu) that were destroyed by the Israeli army shortly after it occupied the West Bank in June 1967 ... The remains of houses can be seen on a high hill to the south, opposite the village. The cemetery , located on this hill, to the southeast, contains the remains of a tombstone with the inscription: "Al-Hajj Muhammad 'Ulayyan Taha, died on 14 Muharram 1355 Hijra [Islamic calendar, equivalent to 6 April 1936."

• Nakba Oral History: Interview with Muhammad Musa al-Qaysi