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Kafr Bir'im
District of Safad
كفر برعم - כפר בירעים
Ethnically cleansed days ago
 
The Proud Church Of Kafr Bir'im Remains Standing, 1972               eMail to a friend
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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date November 4, 1948
Distance from district center 11.5 (km) North West of Safad
Elevation from the sea 750 (meters)
Map location See location number #41 on the map
Israeli military operation Operation Hiram
Exodus Cause Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis
Complete destruction of the village in 1953, Only the church and its bell tower left standing (it needs renovations, any volunteers!)
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
Kafr Bir'im inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 12,244
Jewish 0
Public 6
Total 12,250
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation 1,101
Area planted w/ olives 143
Planted W/ Cereal 3,718
Built up 96
Cultivable 4,819
Non-Cultivable 7,335
Population
before occupation
Year Population
19th century 300
1922 469
1931 554
1945 710
1948 824
Est. Refugees 1998 5,058
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 132
1948 196
Town's name through history The Canaanites referred to the village by Periya'm
Archeological sites The village contained the remains of olive presses, a synagogue, tombs, and cisterns
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Baram and Dovev
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Arabic PalGates
Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The village has been demolished. The only standing structure is the church and its belltower. Crumbled walls, some scattered, partially-collapsed houses, and extensive rubble cover the hillside, all overgrown with bushes and wild grasses. Some of the archaeological remains are still visible. The village site has been closed off and the surrounding area declared an archaeological and tourist site

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  • Village house Ruins And Village Church, 1987
  • Village house walls remain standing #1
  • Village house walls remain standing #2
  • Village house walls remain standing #3
  • Village house walls remain standing #4
  • Village house walls remain standing #5
  • Village house walls remain standing #6
  • Now to enter our village, you have to PAY the Zionist first!
  • Frontal view of the village main church, 2000
  • The Proud Church Of Kafr Bir'im Remains Standing, 1972
  • مناظر الى الجنوب والغرب من اراضي كفر برعم كما ترى من سطح الكنيسة 18/5/2003
  • اراضي واثار من كفر برعم من الناحية الشرقية 18/5/2003
  • 18/5/2003 جبال صفدواثار من القرية في الجهة الجنوبية الغربية
  • 18/5/2003 طريق ترابي مؤدي الى القرية من الجهة الغربية بجانب المقبرة ,الدخول دون الحاجة لدفع رسوم لكون القرية متنزه اثري اليوم
  • 18/5/2003 اثار احد بيوت القرية الباقية
  • 18/5/2003 الكنيسة القرية من الجهة الشمالية
  • 18/5/2003 الكنيسة القرية من الجهة الغربية
  • 18/5/2003 الكنيسة القرية من الجهة الغربية
  • 18/5/2003 مدخل كنيسة القرية
  • 18/5/2003 اثار باقية لبيوت القرية

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    Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001
          Last reply posted on MARCH-23-2002

    Sign Kafr Bir'im's Guest Book - سجل الزوار
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات
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    Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008

    Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى
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    Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008

    Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return?
    هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟

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