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| Qumya District of Baysan قوميه - קומיה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
On March 26th, 1948, Qumya was ethnically cleansed based on the
orders of Yosef Weitz (a Jewish National Fund official). Weitz wrote
in his diary about the inhabitants of Qumya and al-Tira
in the Baysan valley:
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
March 26, 1948
Distance from district center
12.5 (km) Northwest of Baysan
Elevation from the sea
75 (meters)
Map location
See location number #11 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation Gideon
Israeli attacking brigade
Golani Brigade
Exodus Cause
Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisThe village was completely destroyed and only the village schools remain standing.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
Not taking upon themselves the responsibility of preventing the infiltration of
irregulars .... They must be forced to leave their villages until peace comes.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
4,716
Jewish
81
Public
101
Total
4,898
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
33
0
Planted W/ Cereal
4,205
81
Built up
15
0
Cultivable
4,238
81
Non-Cultivable
564
0
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
405
1931
386
1945
440
1948
510
Est. Refugees 1998
3,134
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
88
1948
116
Schools
One schools which is still standing, but iy needs serious renovation guys!
Archeological sites
The village contains Khirbat Qumya, and 'Ayn Jalud, an archaeological site where Roman milestones were found.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
'En Charod and Geva'
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External Links
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The whole site is fenced in. Almond, mulberry, and pomegranate trees and cactuses grow around the rubble that dots the village site. Cypress trees grow among the ruins of the village school. "
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