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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 23, 1948
Distance from district center	26 (km) Northwest of Hebron
Elevation from the sea	225 (meters)
Map location	See location number #7 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Yo'av
Defenders	Local militia and Egyptian Army/Muslim Brotherhood Battalion
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Dayr al-Dubban was completely obliterated and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Dayr al-Dubban inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 7,777 Jewish 0 Public 7 Total 7,784
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ olives 153 Planted W/ Cereal 5,358 Built up 58 Cultivable 5,358 Non-Cultivable 2,368
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 454 1931 543 1945 730 1948 847 Est. Refugees 1998 5,200
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 112 1948 174
Archeological sites	Dayr al-Dubban contains the foundations of buildings, mosaic floors, burial places, and rock-hewn presses.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Moroccan Jews founded Luzit in 1955
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 village's old roads are easily identifiable. There are also remnants of stone terraces and a cave."

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
ابو رضوان	-	-
Rula Hasanin	Khursan	-
MOHANNAD ALHASANI	ALHASANI	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
nashat	-	California, United State
Mohammad Al-Hassanat	Yaseen	Amman, Jordan
هشام محمد حسنين	الخرسان	عمان, الاردن
حسنين حسنين	الخرسان	عمان, الاردن
على العوضات	العوضات	الاردن
منذر	-	عمان , الاردن
Hani Al-akhras	Al-akhras	Amman, Jordan
عليان ابو رضوان	ابو رضوان	الخليل
اكرم العوضات	العوضات	العقبة, الاردن
akram ahmed al-awadat	AL-AWADAT	AQABA, JORDAN
Muhanad Wael Salameh	Alawdat	-
anwar saleh alawadat	alawdat	germany
عباس	-	-
عماد علي حسنين	الاخرس	عمان, الاردن
imad99	-	-
Salam Hasenin	Al-Khursan	-
bassam	حسنين	krebet alsooq, jordan
Naheel Awadat	-	-
rami	alhasanat	-
omar al-akhrass	MAHMOUD-ALAKHRASS	amman, Jordan
amer	MAHMOUD-ALAKHRASS	-
salah yousef	al-awadat	jordan, jordan
Mo'ath Al-Akhrass	-	-
mahmoud alkhras	alkhras	amman, jordan
Ahmad Al-Akhras	Al-Akhras	Ohio, USA
خليلية	خليلية	جبع
Bahjat Awadat	AL-AWADAT	Maryland, USA
Marwan Alakhras	Alakhras	Amman, Jordan
es'haq alakhrass	-	-
HIAM A. SALAH	AL AWADAT	NY, USA
MOHAMAD SALAH	ALAWADAT	NEW YORK, USA
Muayad Wael Salameh	Al Awadat	Amman, Jordan
AHMAD SALAH	AL-AWADAT	NY, USA
Mo'ath Al-Akhrass	Al Akhrass	-
Ahmad Abosafi	Abosafi/ Hasanat	-

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