Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 27, 1948
Distance from district center	10 (km) Southwest of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	50 (meters)
Map location	See location number #34 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Barak
Israeli attacking brigade	Giv'ati Brigade
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	In June 1948, Zarnuqa was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses remain standing.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Zarnuqa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,640 Jewish 1,578 Public 327 Total 7,545
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 2,070 1,015 Irrigated & Plantation 1,189 13 Area planted w/ olives 10 0 Planted W/ Cereal 2,266 493 Built up 68 0 Cultivable 5,525 1,521 Non-Cultivable 374 57
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 1,952 1945 2,620 (240 Jewish) 1948 2,761 Est. Refugees 1998 16,954
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 414 1948 585
Schools	Two elementary schools: the 1st was an elementary school for boys which was founded in 1924, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 252 boys; the 2nd schools was for girls which was founded in 1943, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 45 girls.
Notable people from town	Zarnuqa is famous for its Shikaki brothers: Fathi (Islamic Jihad founder) who was assasinated by the Israeli Mossad in Malta in 1995, and Khalil who is a leading political scientist currently residing in the occupied West Bank.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Zarnuqa, city Rakhovot, Gan Shelomo, Gibton, & Giv'at Brenner.
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, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The few houses that remain are either occupied by Jewish inhabitants or fenced in and used for storage. One of the fenced-in houses is made of concrete and has a wide, roofed porch with two columns supporting the rafters. The surrounding lands are used by the settlements for agriculture."

• Nakba Oral History Video Podcast: interview with Sha'ban al-Badawi