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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 20, 1948
Distance from district center	5 (km) Northwest of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	50 (meters)
Map location	See location number #7 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Barak
Israeli attacking brigade	Second Battalion of the Giv'ati Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Currently, Sarafand al-'Amar contains Israeli's largest army base. The village was mostly destroyed with exception to six houses remain standing to this date.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Sarafand al-'Amar inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 9,223 Jewish 761 Public 3,283 Total 13,267
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 3,509 261 Irrigated & Plantation 1,665 0 Area planted w/ olives 120 0 Planted W/ Cereal 6,730 500 Built up 36 0 Cultivable 11,904 761 Non-Cultivable 566 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 358 1922 862 1931 1,183 1945 1,950 1948 2,262 Est. Refugees 1998 13,891
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 265 1948 506
Town's name through history	The village was also known by Sarafand al-Kubra.
Schools	Two elementary schools, one was for boys and the other for girls. The boys' school was founded in 1921 and it became full elementary in 1946-47, which had an enrollment of 292 students. The girls' school was founded in 1947 and it had an enrollment of 50 students (one of the schools remain standing).
Shrines/maqams	A shrine for al-Nabi Luqman (the WISE guy).
Archeological sites	Sarafand al-'Amar contained archaeological evidence dating to the Roman and Byzantine periods.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Tzerifin, Nir Tzevi, and largest Israeli army base.
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:-
No more than six houses remain; most of them are deserted, but one or two are occupied by Israelis. The school is also deserted".

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
shadi	Abdelal	Amman, Jordan
MOHAMED ABOU SAID	ابوسعيد	ontario, canada
أحمد الهبله	-	المحطه, الأردن
moon	-	-
jamal alhabli	-	-
Ahmad Muammar	Muammar	Riyadh, Riyadh
Loay Hammad	H A M M A D	makkah, makkah
HIATHAM ALKADASH	-	amman, JORDAN
rafat abu rezeq	abu rezeq	-
أسامة عليان	عليان	, قطر
hamza	ALKADASH	amman, jordan
hossam	alkadash	amman, jordan
Emam Tarkhan	Tarkhan	-
Eyad Al Hanafi	Al Hanafi	-
ayoub	namrouti	-
Zaid Dardas	Dardas	-
dimitri	-	amman, jordan
محمد جمعة برهومة	برهومة	عمان, الأردن
وليد عليان	عليان	دبي, ألأمارات
ابو صامد	صرفند العمار	غزة, فلسطين
Amjad Alhaj	alhaj	-
ABED ALWAHHAB ALATTR	ALATTAR	Amman, Jordan
AHMED	HAMMAD	qatar
www.einyabrud.com	www.einyabrud.com	www.einyabrud.com, www.einyabrud.com
osama	al-haj	amman
magd abdulaal	abdulaal	olya, ksa
Esam Subhi Abuhmeed	Abuhmeed	Eastern Area, Saudi Arabia
Ashraf Alattar	Alattar	Gaza Strip, Palestine
sanad	sanad	dammam, saudi arabia
Rasmyah Hammoudeh	Hammoudeh	CA, USA
Osama Alattar	Alattar	Oregon, USA
Ahmad Azmi Hammad	Hammad	Jordan
Azmi Hammad	Hammad	Amman, Jordan
علاء حمّـــاد	حمّـــــاد	Amman - Jordan
AYMAN KHLIL	ATTAR	-
Ghassan Barhoumeh	Barhoumeh	China , China
wesam	عبد العال	-
Iman Othmane	Al-Attar	Germany
Hisham Tarkhan	Tarkhan	Canada
Ashraf	Elayyan	-
Mohammad Barhoumeh	-	-
Murad Abu- Zaid	-	Sweden, Sweden
sameh Dardas	Dardas	mafraq, Jordan
mohammed hammoudeh	Hammoudeh	jordan, jordan
Fuad Al-Attar	Al-Attar	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
sanad	sanad	Rihyd, saudi arabia
Awwad Abdul-Qader	-	California, USA
Hamouda	-	Germany
Raghad Barhoumeh	Barhoumeh	amman, jordan
Eman Hammad	Hammad	Amman, Jordan
Ashraf Barhouma	Barhouma	-
moen abdel rahim	-	-
Majdi Mousa	Drai'a	Jordan
jamal e	-	saudi
REEM BARHOUMEH	barhoumeh	amman, jordan
Abdellateef Barhoumeh	BARHOUMEH	AMMAN, JORDAN
Walid Dardas	Dardas	Saudi Arabia
Hala Abu Jazar	-	-
Mohammad A. Aziz Barhoumeh	-	-
Mohammad Najjar	NAJJAR	TEXAS, USA
Sameeh ALNAJJAR	NAJJAR	TEXAS, USA
Najjar	AL-najjar	Amman, Jordan
HUSSEIN DARDAS	DARDAS	TEXAS, USA
Heba	-	-
AHMAD DARDAS	DARDAS	-

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