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| 'Allar District of Jerusalem علار - עלאר Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
October 22, 1948
Distance from district center
17.5 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea
675 (meters)
Map location
See location number #37 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation ha-Har
Israeli attacking brigade
Har'el and Etzioni brigades
Defenders
Local militia and Egyptian Army/Muslim Brotherhood Battalion
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis'Allar was mostly destroyed with the exception of the village school, and possibly either its shrine or its mosque remain standing.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisA large number of 'Allar's refugees remained encamped in the gullies and caves around the villages, only to be expelled during Israeli raids in subsequent months.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
12,353
Jewish
0
Public
3
Total
12,356
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
353
Planted W/ Cereal
2,234
Built up
12
Cultivable
2,587
Non-Cultivable
9,757
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1596
204
19th century
400
1945
440
1948
510
Est. Refugees 1998
3,134
Number of houses
N/A
Schools
One elementary school (remain standing)
Religious institutions
Since 'Allar currently contains a domed structure, then it's possibly that it had at least a mosque before destruction.
Shrines/maqams
One shrine/maqam for al-Shaykh Ibrahim (probably, it's still standing), plus three other unknown maqams.
Nearby wadies & rivers
The village overlooked a tributary of Wadi al-Sarar.
Water supplies
'Allar has several springs which used to supply the inhabitants with fresh water including 'Ayn al-Tannur.
Archeological sites
Several khirbas are in 'Allar's vicinity including Khirbat al-Shaykh Ibrahim.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Matta' and Bar-Giyyora
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Stone rubble, concrete blocks and slabs, and steel bars litter the site, together with the remains of stone terraces and walls. One domed stone structure, the former school building, still stands."
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| Topic | Replies Count |
 Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001Last reply posted on FEBRUARY-26-2002 Sign 'Allar's Guest Book - سجل الزوار |
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| Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Last reply posted on JULY-26-2008 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج |
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| Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Last reply posted on JULY-26-2008 Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج |
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| Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات |
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| Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى |
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| Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Last reply posted on JULY-26-2008 Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return? هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟ |
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