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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 17, 1948
Distance from district center	29 (km) Northwest of Hebron
Elevation from the sea	75 (meters)
Map location	See location number #10 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation An-Far
Village defenders	Local Palestinian militias and some Arab Liberation Army volunteers
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Zayta was completely destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Zayta inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 3,127 Jewish 1,273 Public 6,090 Total 10,490
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Planted W/ Cereal 8,899 1,251 Built up 32 0 Cultivable 8,899 1,251 Non-Cultivable 286 22
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 165 1922 139 1931 234 1945 330 1948 383 Est. Refugees 1998 6,839
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 44 1948 209
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village stands on a hill 1 km north of Wadi Zayta.
Water supplies	Drinking water was supplied by artesian wells, most of which were dug to the south of the village, near Wadi Zayta, where the underground water level was close to the surface. Another well was also located to the north.
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 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:
"There are no traces of houses; only a well, still in use, is left."

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
اتش دبور	اسعد	gfdf, فلسطين
wael_abumidan	abumidan	jordan, amman
Mahmood Abu Samak	abusamak	Riyadh 11466, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Abu Samak	Abu Samak	Dammam, Saudi Arabia

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