Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 30, 1948
Distance from district center	11.5 (km) North of Safad
Elevation from the sea	675 (meters)
Map location	See location number #38 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Hiram
Israeli attacking brigade	The terror troops of Sheva' (Seventh) Brigade (committed several massacres)
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely destroyed with the exception of the village mosque.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	The village has been mostly terrorized by the news of the massacre committed by the Sheva' (Seventh) Brigade in the nearby villages of Safsaf and Jish.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 7,225 Jewish 0 Public 4 Total 7,229
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 173 Area planted w/ olives 86 Planted W/ Cereal 3,738 Built up 38 Cultivable 3,911 Non-Cultivable 3,280
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 281 19th century 100 1922 217 1931 229 1945 320 1948 371 Est. Refugees 1998 2,280
Number of houses	In (931): 42
Religious institutions	One Mosque (still standing, but it needs renovation guys!)
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village overlooked Wadi al-Fara.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Yir'on
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:
One stone building (probably a mosque) stands on the site, as well as several stone terraces. On the whole, however, the site is overgrown with grass and fig trees. Less that 1 km north of it lies the settlement of Yir'on