Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 20, 1948
Distance from district center	14.5 (km) North East of Safad
Elevation from the sea	75 (meters)
Map location	See location number #37 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Yiftach (commanded by the ethnic cleansing champion Yigal Allon)
Israeli attacking brigade	The Palmach's First Battalion
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely destroyed soon after occupation.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	The village has been mostly ethnically cleansed and terrorized after the massacre at the nearby village of al-Husayniyya
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 1,169 Jewish 0 Public 0 Total 1,169
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Planted W/ Cereal 1,135 Built up 9 Cultivable 1,135 Non-Cultivable 25
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 55 1922 122 1931 432 1945 260 1948 302 Est. Refugees 1998 1,852
Number of houses	In (1931): 100 (includes 'Arab al-Zubayd)
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Yesud ha-Ma'ala
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 site is thickly wooded with eucalyptus trees, making it difficult to discern any remains of the village. Work is proceeding on street construction for Lake al-Hula's nature preservation area. Some of the surrounding lands are cultivated, but most have either been made part of the preservation area or are marshland