Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 3, 1948
Distance from district center	6 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea	650 (meters)
Map location	See location number #5 on the map
Israeli military operation	Possibly Operation Nahchon
Israeli attacking brigade	Possibly by IZL (Irgun Zvai Leumi or ITZEL) terror gangs and some Haganah troops.
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was mostly destroyed with the exception of few deserted houses and the cemetery. One of the houses has been renovated and used by an Israeli Jewish settler.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Qalunya was mostly emptied of its inhabitants because of nearby fighting on April 2nd, 1948, and upon occupatio it was completely cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 3,594 Jewish 1,084 Public 166 Total 4,844
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 1,022 202 Area planted w/ olives 200 0 Planted W/ Cereal 846 109 Built up 78 149 Cultivable 1,868 311 Non-Cultivable 1,814 624
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 110 1922 549 1931 632 1945 1,260 (350 Jewish) 1948 1,056 Est. Refugees 1998 6,483
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 156 1948 260
Town's name through history	The Canaanites known Qalunya by Mozah, the Romans called it Colonia Amosa or Colonia Emmaus (see 'Imwas in al-Ramla district for details), and the Crusades referred to it by as Qalonie.
Religious institutions	Qalunya had a mosque named after al-Shaykh Hamad, and believe it or not, it also contained an old synagogue built in 1871.
Nearby wadies & rivers	Wadi Qalunya passed through the eastern edges of the village.
Archeological sites	Qaluna also has two unnamed khirbas to the north that contains the foundations of buildings and artificial caves carved into the rock.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	The west Jerusalem suburb of Mevasseret Tziyyon.
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More Information	Language External Links 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:
Only a few houses still stand, in the southwestern part of the site, by the cemetery .They have arched doors and windows. One of the houses is now occupied by a Jewish family. Stone rubble, parts of collapsed cement roofs, and iron window frames are scattered throughout the site. An old synagogue, built in 1871, still stands; it has arched gates and windows. The wild grass that grows on the site is burned off every year to clear the approaches to the nearby settlement. The village terraces have been preserved. Almond, fig, and olive trees, along

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