Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 28, 1948
Distance from district center	11 (km) North of Jinin
Elevation from the sea	100 (meters)
Map location	See location number #3 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Gideon
Israeli attacking brigade	Fourth Battalion of the Golani Brigade
Village defenders	Iraqi army units and some Palestinian and some ALA volunteers.
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Zir'in was mostly destroyed with the exception of one deserted village house.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Zir'in inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 22,034 Jewish 1,711 Public 175 Total 23,920
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Planted W/ Cereal 20,964 1,633 Built up 81 0 Cultivable 20,964 1,633 Non-Cultivable 1,164 78
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 22 1922 722 1931 978 1945 1,420 1948 1,647 Est. Refugees 1998 10,116
Number of houses	In the 19th century: 20-30 houses, and in (1931): 239 houses.
Town's name through history	The Canaanites referred to the village by Yizre'el, and the Crusader called it Le Petit Gerin.
Schools	Zir'in had one school for boys which was founded during Ottoman period.
Notable people from town	The village was the hometown of Mahmud Salim, one of the leaders of the 1936 intifada.
Religious institutions	Zir'in had a Mosque which was renovated by al-Zahir Baybars soon after the battle of 'Ayn Jalut.
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village northern and eastern sides slopes toward Wadi al-Jalud.
Archeological sites	Next to the village, the Egyptian Mamluks triumphed over the Mongols in the decisive battle of 'Ayn Jalut.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Avital and Yizre'el
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:
Only one (dilapidated) building remains. The site is overgrown with grass, thorns, and cactuses, interspersed with prominent piles of stones. An Israeli memorial has been erected on the site and is surrounded by trees. One old well remains

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