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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	November 4, 1948
Distance from district center	19 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #29 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Yo'av
Israeli attacking brigade	Possibly Giva'ti Brigade
Defenders	Egyptian Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely obliterated.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Jiyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 8,274 Jewish 0 Public 233 Total 8,506
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 189 Irrigated & Plantation 26 Planted W/ Cereal 8,004 Built up 45 Cultivable 8,219 Non-Cultivable 242
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 667 1931 899 1945 1,230 1948 1,427 Est. Refugees 1998 8,762
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 188 1948 298
Town's name through history	The Crusades referred to al-Jiyya by Algie.
Schools	al-Jiyya had no schools, however, its students attended school in the nearby village of Barbara.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Archeological sites	al-Jiyya contained a stone column and the remains of a Roman mill.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Moshav Ge'a and Beyt Shiqma
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:
"All traces of the village have been completely obliterated. Some sycamore trees grow on the site."

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إسماعيل صيام	صيام	-
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jehad abu shanab	ابو شنب	doha

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