Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	November 4, 1948
Distance from district center	17 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	50 (meters)
Map location	See location number #30 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Yo'av
Israeli attacking brigade	Possibly a combination of Giv'ati, Negev, and Yiftach brigades.
Defenders	Egyptian Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Barbara inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Village clans or hamolas	For now, we're aware of the clans of Adwan, 'Ayesh, Ahmad, Younis, Al Ashqar, as well as branches of above, Saleh, Saad Al Din, Abu Sharik, Abu Selimeh, Al Sharif, Nashuan, Shehadeh, Hammad, Nasar, Abu Dubaa, and Eid. Please do not hesitate to contact us if your clan name is not listed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 13,477 Jewish 0 Public 501 Total 13,978
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 132 Irrigated & Plantation 2,952 Planted W/ Cereal 9,615 Built up 70 Cultivable 12,699 Non-Cultivable 1,209
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 402 1922 1,369 1931 1,546 1945 2,410 1948 2,796 Est. Refugees 1998 17,168
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 318 1948 575
Town's name through history	The Romans referred to Barbara by Barbara.
Schools	Barbara had an elementary school for boys which was founded in 1921, and in 1947 it had an enrollment of 252 students.
Religious institutions	Barbara had an old mosque which was built during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Murad III (1574-1596).
Shrines/maqams	The village had a shrine/maqam for a local Muslim scholar known by al-Shaykh Yusuf al-Barbarawi.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Mavqi'im & Talmey yare
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates 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:
"The crumbled walls and debris of houses are all that remains of the village buildings. Some of the old streets are clearly identifiable. One area of the site serves as a garbage dump and a junkyard for old cars.""

• Nakba Oral History Interview with Musa Salih