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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 9, 1948
Distance from district center	19 (km) South of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	150 (meters)
Map location	See location number #54 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation An-Far
Israeli attacking brigade	First Battalion Giv'ati Brigade
Village defenders	Egyptian Army, and some local Palestinian militia.
Refugees' migration route	People of Qazaza were most likely displaced to the Hebron area.
Exodus Cause	Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Since the Israeli Army currently uses Qazaz's lands, it is hard to tell whether Qazzaza was destroyed or not!
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Qazaza inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 14,272 Jewish 0 Public 4,557 Total 18,829
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 131 Area planted w/ olives 13 Planted W/ Cereal 15,684 Built up 38 Cultivable 15,815 Non-Cultivable 2,976
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 472 1931 649 1945 940 1948 1,090 Est. Refugees 1998 6,696
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 150 1948 251
Schools	The people of Qazaza, Sajad, and Jilya founded an elementary school in 1922 which was shared among the three villages. In 1945, it had an enrollment of 127 students.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Village lands are used by the Israeli Army
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

Bibliography and References

Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalid, all that remains of the village:-
The site is within an inaccessible military zone

 

 
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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
zhraa	-	mansora, egypt
omar alwadi	الوادي	الرياض , الرياض
هـشـام شحـده الهربيــشـــي (ابو بيسـان )	-	-
زياد عمايره	العمايره	عمان, الاردن
احمد ن	النويهي	amman, قزازة
HIMOOR	-	-
النويهي	النويهي	amman, jordan
iyasouri	-	musqt, oman
abd al_ aziz alwadi	الوادي	-
الهربيشي انا	الهرابشه	عمان, الاردن
أبو حسين	الهربيشي	الزرقاء, الأردن
khader	Jarwan	KSA
MOHAMMAD YOUSEF AHMAD HAMMAD	AL ZAWATEEN	u.s.a
حنان الهربيشي	الهربيشي	-
أحمد الهودلي	الهودلي	الرياض
زيد جروان	جروان	-
امجد حيمور	-	-
النويهي	النويهي	عمان, عمان
Imad Jarwan	Jarwan	USA
ABDALLAH MOHAMMED HAIMOUR	HAMOUR	ONTARIO, CANADA
Alkhatib	abu nar	Dubai, UAE
ma7moud	-	amman, al-joubihaa
abdulla jarwan	jarwan	-
Amjad Jarwan	Jarwan	Amman, H.K.J
Khaled Jarwan	jarwan	-
shadi	haimour	zarqa, jordan
ismail haimour	haimour	-
sami jarwan	-	-
fuad attar	al-attar	-
Salah Alwadi	alwadi	K.S.A
Jamal Haimour	Haimour	-
nidal wadi	-	-
Abdallah Wadi	WADI	U.S.A.

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