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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 6, 1948
Distance from district center	12 (km) South of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	150 (meters)
Map location	See location number #46 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Nachshon
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	On April 20th, 1948, Khulda was mostly bulldozed with the exception of two houses remain standing.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Early April 1948, Khulda inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 9,349 Jewish 0 Public 128 Total 9,461
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 9 Planted W/ Cereal 8,994 Built up 8 Cultivable 9,003 Non-Cultivable 450
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 66 1922 53 1931 178 1945 280 1948 325 Est. Refugees 1998 1,995
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 29 1948 52
Town's name through history	The Crusades referred to Khulda by Huldre.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Water supplies	Villagers drew water for domestic use from two wells located northeast of the village center.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Kibbutz Mishmar David and Tal shachar.
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, all that remains of the village:
"Only two houses are left. Between them the walls of two destroyed houses still stand; the iron braces that formerly supported the roofs are still attached to the brickwork."

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
shadi mezhir	mezhir	jeddah, ksa
BASEM AHMAD ELAYAN	ELAYAN	AMMAN, JORDAN
ibraheem mizher	mizher	palestine
محمد خليل	mizher	*****, ******

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