Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	November 4, 1948
Distance from district center	11.5 (km) North West of Safad
Elevation from the sea	750 (meters)
Map location	See location number #41 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Hiram
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Complete destruction of the village in 1953, Only the church and its bell tower left standing (it needs renovations, any volunteers!)
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Kafr Bir'im inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 12,244 Jewish 0 Public 6 Total 12,250
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 1,101 Area planted w/ olives 143 Planted W/ Cereal 3,718 Built up 96 Cultivable 4,819 Non-Cultivable 7,335
Population before occupation	Year Population 19th century 300 1922 469 1931 554 1945 710 1948 824 Est. Refugees 1998 5,058
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 132 1948 196
Town's name through history	The Canaanites referred to the village by Periya'm
Archeological sites	The village contained the remains of olive presses, a synagogue, tombs, and cisterns
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Baram and Dovev
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:
The village has been demolished. The only standing structure is the church and its belltower. Crumbled walls, some scattered, partially-collapsed houses, and extensive rubble cover the hillside, all overgrown with bushes and wild grasses. Some of the archaeological remains are still visible. The village site has been closed off and the surrounding area declared an archaeological and tourist site