Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 29, 1948
Distance from district center	21 (km) Northwest of Hebron
Elevation from the sea	275 (meters)
Map location	See location number #14 on the map
Israeli military operation	Last stage of Operation Yo'av and in coordination with Operation ha-Har (commanded by the ethnic cleansing champion Yigal Allon).
Israeli attacking brigade	Giv'ati Brigade
Defenders	Egyptian Army
Refugees' migration route	Many refugees ended up in refugee camps around Bethlehem and Hebron, and some in 'Aqbit Jabir nearby Jericho. Many of these refugees were cleansed again to Amman's refugee camps after the 1967 war.
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Bayt Jibrin was mostly destroyed with the exception of the village Mosque, an unidentified shrine, and few houses, see Pictures section for details.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Bayt Jibrin inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 54,962 Jewish 1,008 Public 215 Total 56,185
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 2,477 0 Area planted w/ olives 3,500 0 Planted W/ Cereal 30,801 815 Built up 287 0 Cultivable 33,278 815 Non-Cultivable 21,612 193
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 275 19th century 900 1912 1,000 1922 1,420 1931 1,804 1945 2,430 1948 2,819 Est. Refugees 1998 17,310
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 369 1948 576
Town's name through history	Originally, Bayt Jibrin was founded by the Canaanites, the Israelites referred to it by Beyt Guvrin, the Romans renamed it to Eleutheropolis, then the Crusades called it Beth Giblin.
Religious institutions	One mosque (still standing)
Shrines/maqams	One shrine for unknown individual which remains standing to this date.
Nearby wadies & rivers	Bayt Jibrin is situated south of Wadi Bayt Jibrin
Archeological sites	The village contains mosaic floors from two churches dating to the fourth and sixth centuries, and it was the burial place of Tamim Abu Ruqayya, a companion of the prophet Muhammad.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Beyt Guvrin
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:
"A mosque, an unidentified shrine, and a number of houses are all that remain. The mosque, which is a stone structure, has a flat roof and round-arched high windows on all sides, as well as similarly arched doors. Some of the houses are inhabited by Jews, while others are deserted. One of the houses-a two-storey stone building with a rectangular door and windows-has been converted into an Israeli restaurant and outdoor cafe, bearing the Arabic name al-Bustan ('the garden')."

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Muhammad Nawfal al-'Azzeh
• Nakba Oral History Podcast: 'Ali Abdel Rahamn Hussein al-'Azzeh (Abu al-Haytham)