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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 15th-18th, 1948
Distance from district center	11.5 km Northeast of Baysan
Elevation from the sea	-190 (meters)
Map location	See location number #8 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Gideon
Israeli attacking brigade	Golani Brigade
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Khirbat al-Zawiya was completely obliterated and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Zawiya, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Archeological sites	The Cusader Castle Belvoir is located close to the village.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No Israeli settlements on village lands
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Cactuses grow throughout the site, which has been turned into a grazing area. The Kawkab al-Hawa fortress overlooks the village from the northeast."

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