Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 12, 1948
Distance from district center	5 (km) West of Baysan
Elevation from the sea	-95 (meters)
Map location	See location number #18 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Gideon
Israeli attacking brigade	Golani Brigade
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Sakhina was completely destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Sakhina inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 1,088 Jewish 4,985 Public 327 Total 6,400
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 828 3,761 Planted W/ Cereal 307 1,164 Built up 0 60 Cultivable 1,135 4,925 Non-Cultivable 280 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 374 1945 820 (290 Jewish) 1948 615 Est. Refugees 1998 3,776
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 78 1948 128
Nearby wadies & rivers	The Jalud River crosses village lands on its way to the Jordan River.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Nir David & Tel' Amal.
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:
"No physical evidence remains by which the site may be identified, as the entire area has been plowed and turned into agricultural fields. The village lands are cultivated by the Nir David settlement."

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