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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	March 30, 1948
Distance from district center	11 (km) Northeast of Jaffa
Elevation from the sea	50 (meters)
Map location	See location number #5 on the map
Exodus Cause	Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Sawalima was completely obliterated with the exception of one school room still standing
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Sawalima inhabitants were intimidated into fleeing by the Haganah and IZL (ETZEL) on March 30th 1948, especially after the IZL's kidnapping of al-Shaykh Muwannis notables.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,844 Jewish 0 Public 98 Total 5,942
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 894 Irrigated & Plantation 191 Planted W/ Cereal 4,566 Cultivable 5,651 Non-Cultivable 291
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 429 1945 800 1948 928 Est. Refugees 1998 5,699
Schools	al-Sawalima had an elementary school for boys in founded in 1946, and it had an initial enrollment of 31 students (one school room remain standing).
Inhabitants place of origin	The village was frist founded and settled by the nomadic' Arab al-Sawalima.
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village is situated 2 km north of al-'Awja River.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Neveh Sharet
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:
"No identifiable traces of the former dwellings (tents or adobe houses) remain. Only the remnants of the one-room school are discernable."

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
abou frah	-	dubai
AbdelRaouf Sawalmeh	Sawalmeh	Dubai, UAE
جهاد المهر	المهر	-
محمد السوالمه	عبدالله	عمان, فاسطين
Jamil Sawalmeh	Al Sawalmeh	West Bank, Palestine
Abu_Alm3tsm	-	فلسطين, فلسطين
المغترب	السوالمه	-
محمود نشأت السوالمة	السوالمة	ابو ضبي, الامارات
Nedal	Sawalmeh	Al Faraa - Palestine, Palestine

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