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al-Muzayri'a
District of al-Ramla
المُزيرعة - אל-מזירעה
Ethnically cleansed days ago
 
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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date July 12, 1948
Distance from district center 15 (km) Northeast of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea 110 (meters)
Map location See location number #2 on the map
Israeli military operation Operation Dani
Exodus Cause Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis
al-Muzayri'a was completely defaced, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
al-Muzayri'a inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 9,042
Jewish 1,450
Public 330
Total 10,822
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus 953 383
Irrigated & Plantation 35 10
Planted W/ Cereal 5,895 1,057
Built up 25 0
Cultivable 6,883 1,450
Non-Cultivable 2,464 0
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1596 39
1922 578
1931 780
1945 1,160
1948 1,346
Est. Refugees 1998 8,263
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 186
1948 320
Schools An elementary school for boys which was founded in 1919, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 207 students.
Inhabitants place of origin In the 18th century, the village was settled by the al-Rumayh family, originally from Dayr Ghassana, Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
Religious institutions A Roman mausoleum nearby the village (still standing) which was converted to a mosque dedicated to al-Nabi Yahya (John the Baptist who was born in 'Ayn Karim West of Jerusalem).
Archeological sites In addition to the Roman mausoleum/mosque, al-Muzayri'a had Khirbat Zikhrin, a Roman-Byzantine site, which was inhabited during the Mamluk and Ottoman periods.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Nechalim and Mazor.
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:
"The site is largely forested. While a few houses remain, most have been reduced to rubble. Cactuses and stone terraces are visible on the site."

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  • Either the village Mosque or Mausoleum af al-Muzeirah. To the right, you can see the new utra-religious town of El'ad, and the Highway number is 444, March 2002
  • Intoduction to the Roman mausoleum or Mazor National Park, May 2002
  • The Roman mausoleum #1, May 2002
  • The Roman mausoleum #2, May 2002
  • The Roman mausoleum #3, May 2002
  • The Roman mausoleum #4 (note the Mihrab pointing to Mecca), May 2002
  • The Roman mausoleum #5, May 2002
  • The Roman mausoleum #6, May 2002
  • A Palestinian Arab house located one km north of the mausoleum , May 2002
  • A Palestinian Arab house located one km north of the mausoleum #2, May 2002
  • A Palestinian Arab house located one km north of the mausoleum #3, May 2002
  • A Palestinian Arab house located one km north of the mausoleum #4, May 2002
  • Cistern or well for rain water collection used by former inhabitants of the village, May 2002

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    Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return?
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    BASSAM AL-RAMAHI AL-RAMAHI JORDAN
    ابو مارسيل الرمحي -
    فادي غيث - -
    Abu kamil - JORDAN-AMMAN
    JIHAD ALRAMAHI ALRAMAHI MICHIGAN, USA
    MARINER - -
    Talia Al-Ramahi Abu Shamma ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
    Ramahi450 - MINNESOTA, USA
    Ramahi king Wisha7 -
    جيفارا الرمحى الرمحى CANADA
    أحمد عدنان الرمحي الرمحي JORDAN AMMAN
    Tarik Ramahi Ramahi -
    MGhaith Saqir UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
    Haitham Wishah JORDAN, 00966
    Abdsalam - -
    Abedramahi Abo saqer AMMAN, JORDAN
    Ismail Ali abdullah QATAR, +974 QA
    Sufyan AL --RAMAHI - -
    Mohammad khader omar M.musleh wshah Wshah KØBENHAVN, DANMARK
    Ayman Ramahi Ramahi PALESTINE, PALESTINE
    Mujahed Ramahi Wshah-Naser AMMAN, JORDAN
    - DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
    Isa mohamed - KANU, NIGERIA
    Termah Muslih Weshah AMMAN, JORDAN
    Mohammad S Ramahi **************Proud to be Ramahi*************** MANCHESTER, ENGLAND,UK
    Tareq Al-Ramahi Abu Shamma AMMAN, JORDAN
    Loauy Ramahi - AMMAN, JORDAN
    Ahmad Alramahi - -
    Mohammad AlRamahi Saqir ZERQA, JORDAN
    Hatem Arramahi Abu Shamma SPAIN
    Mohannad Al-ramhi - AMMAN, JORDAN
    NIDAL AL-RAMAHI Hamed -
    Bashar Al-Ramahi Mansour AMMAN, JORDAN
    Hussein Al Ramahi - AMMAN, JORDAN
    Orabi Weshah IL, USA
    Rami Al-Ramahi - ABU DHABI, ABU DHABI - UAE
    Jehad Lutfi wadi al-ramahi Wadi SHARJAH, UAE
    Ala' Nasser Al-Ramahi VIENNA, AUSTRIA
    Ahmad moosa rajeh Ramahi Wadi AMMAN, JORDAN
    Ahmad B Ramahi RAMAHI AMMAN, JORDAN
    Wadee H. NASSER WESHAH AMMAN, JORDAN
    Safaa Alramahi - JORDAN, AMMAN
    Dua'a AL-Ramahi - QATAR-DOHA
    Bashar M.Al-Ramahi Al-Ramahi AMMAN, JORDAN
    Majed2002 - AMMAN, JORDAN
    Loauy Yosif Ramahi Ramahi AMMAN , JORDAN
    Mohammad Ramahi Wesha7 ABHA, SAUDI ARABIA
    Samer Ramahi Weshah HOMS, SYRIA
    Muataz Al-Ramahi Mounes JORDAN, JORDAN
    Firas Al-Ramahi Al-Ramahi AMMAN, JORDAN
    Emad Al-Ramahi Washah IL, USA
    Ayman2001 Aa CALI, USA
    Omar Ramahi Ramahi -
    Ziad - IL, USA
    Ali Alramahi Alramahi JEDDAH
    Amany Ramahi Ramahi JEDDAH
    Mahmoud Ramahi Alramahi JEDDAH
    Feras AL-ramahi ALRAMAHI AUSTRALIA
    HUSAM ALRAMAHI ALRAMAHI ILLINOIS, USA
    Ahmed Alramahi - -
    Jehad AlRamahi Alramahi KUWAIT, KUWAQIT
    Naser Al-Ramahi - VANCOUVER, CANADA
    Abu-Rumaih Abu Shamma SHARJAH, UAE
    Ahmed Fahed Al-RAMAHI Abu Shama ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
    Diala Ramahi Al Ramahi ONTARIO, CANADA
    Amjad Ramahi Al-ramahi CALIFORNIA, USA
    Muneer Ramahi Al Ramahi DUBAI, UAE
    Basil Al Ramahi Al Ramahi UAE, UAE
    Tarik Ramahi Al-Ramahi -
    Reem Al-Ramahi Wsha7 ALBERTA, CANADA

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