Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 4, 1948
Distance from district center	11 (km) Northeast of Tiberias
Elevation from the sea	about -200 (meters)
Map location	See location number #3 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Matat (Broom). A sub-operation within Operation Yiftach
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Samakiyyan was completely obliterated and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Samakiyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 10,474 Jewish 0 Public 52 Total 10,526
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 2 Irrigated & Plantation 66 Area planted w/ olives 50 Planted W/ Cereal 4,034 Cultivable 4,102 Non-Cultivable 6,424
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 193 1931 290 1945 380 1948 441 Est. Refugees 1998 2,707
Number of houses	In (1931): 60 (includes Talhum)
Religious institutions	al-Samakiyya had an Italian monastery, a Franciscan church, and a Greek Orthodox church . It's very possible that all of these churches or monasteries remains standing!
Nearby wadies & rivers	Wadi al-Wadabani borders village lands
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Amnon and Korazin
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 site is covered with wild vegetation, piles of basalt stones, and date palm trees. Part of the surrounding land is used as pasture, and the other part is planted with fruit and walnut trees