Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 18, 1948
Distance from district center	7.5 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea	650 (meters)
Map location	See location number #20 on the map
Israeli attacking brigade	Irgun Zvai Leumi, Gadna (Haganah Youth Battalions) and the Home Guard.
Defenders	Local militia
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Ein Karim mostly survived the destruction which plagued the neighboring villages, many of its houses are currently occupied by Israeli Jewish settlers, and some house are occupied by Palestinian Chistians families who were ethnically cleansed out of Iqrit, northeast of Acre.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Some 150 Palestinian internal refugees families were resettled in the village, however, the original residents were completely ethnically cleansed.
Village clans or hamolas	The clans of Zagaab, al-Harith, al-Thouwar, Hazin, & Ali.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 13,449 Jewish 1,362 Public 218 Total 15,029
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 7,953 7 Area planted w/ olives 4,300 0 Planted W/ Cereal 1,175 24 Built up 1,024 680 Cultivable 9,128 31 Non-Cultivable 3,515 651
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 160 1922 1,735 1931 2,637 1945 3,180 1948 3,689 Est. Refugees 1998 22,653
Number of houses	In (1931): 555 (includes 'Ayn al-Rawwas and 'Ayn al-Khandaq)
Town's name through history	During the Crusades period, Ein Karim was known as St. Jehan de Bois.
Schools	Ein Karim had two elementary schools, one was for boys and the other for girls.
Notable people from town	al-Shaykh 'Isa Mannun, who was dean of the Islamic Foundation College at al-Azhar University in Egypt, and also Salih al-Sobani the first Palestinian martyr in 1936 rebellion (1st intifadah).
Local council	'Ayn Karim had a local council which ran its administrative affairs.
Religious institutions	Since 'Umar Ib al-Khatab visited and prayed in the village soon after the Muslim Arab conquest in the 7th century, a mosque has been erected for this occasion (which remains standing to this date). The village also has several churches and monasteries including a Church for John the Baptist, the Franciscan monastery, the Church of the Visitation, the Convent of Saint Zecharia, and the Church of the Lady of Sahyun and her tombs, see Pictures section for details.
Nearby wadies & rivers	Wadi Ahmad crossed the village.
Water supplies	The spring or 'Ayn Maryam used to provide the village with fresh water supplies.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Beyt Zayit, Even Sapir, 'En Karem, the home for Hadassah hospital, and the municipality of West Jerusalem.
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

Bibliography and References

Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The village houses are inhabited by Jewish families. One Christian Arab family, exiled from the village of Iqrit (Acre District) in 1949, lives in the village, in an old school building attached to the Francis can monastery. Some of the larger houses are beautiful lime stone buildings two or three storeys high with arched windows and doors recessed into a larger arched facade. Some doors open onto balconies with metal railings. There are seven Christian churches and monasteries in the village. The village mosque, in a state of disrepair, still stands with its minaret."

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Ishaq al-Khatib