Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 21, 1948
Distance from district center	24 (km) South of Haifa
Elevation from the sea	under 25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #26 on the map
Israeli military operation	Coastal Clearing
Israeli attacking brigade	The Haganah's Thirty Third Battalion (the Third Battalion of the Alexandroni Brigade)
Israeli acts of terror	A newly discovered massacre of almost 250 unarmed POWs. Please details in Memories and Stories section
Refugees' migration route	Some of the refugees went to the Triangle, while as many as 1,200 were expelled to nearby al-Furaydis.
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses remain.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Tantura inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 11,758 Jewish 2,051 Public 711 Total 14,520
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 26 0 Irrigated & Plantation 287 573 Area planted w/ olives 20 0 Planted W/ Cereal 6,777 662 Built up 120 3 Cultivable 7,090 1,235 Non-Cultivable 5,259 813
Population before occupation	Year Population 19th century 1,200 1922 750 1931 953 1945 1,490 1948 1,728 Est. Refugees 1998 10,614
Number of houses	In (1855) : 30-40 house, and in (1931): 202 houses
Town's name through history	Both the Greeks and Canaanites referred to al-Tantura by Dor.
Shrines/maqams	A shrine still standing for an unknown individual.
Archeological sites	A Byzantine basilica was excavated on the northern slopes of Tall al-Burj, also the remains of the Crusader castle of Casal de Chatillon (including the ruins of a square vaulted tower).
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Kibbutz Nachsholim and Dor.
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:
"Only a shrine, a fortress, an ancient well, and a few of the houses remain. One of the houses (the house belonging to al-Yahya) was built in 1882, according to an inscription. Many date palm trees and some cactus plants are spread about the site. The site has been turned into an Israeli recreational area with swimming facilities."

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