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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 12, 1948
Distance from district center	15 (km) Southwest of Tiberias
Elevation from the sea	250 (meters)
Map location	See location number #24 on the map
Israeli military operation	Some unidentified troops from the Haganah
Exodus Cause	Abandonment based on Arab orders
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	'Awlam was completely obliterated defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	'Awlam inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 10,816 Jewish 7,725 Public 5 Total 18,546
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 202 158 Area planted w/ olives 410 0 Planted W/ Cereal 6,623 4,516 Built up 28 22 Cultivable 6,825 4,674 Non-Cultivable 3,968 3,029
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 83 19th century 120 1922 496 1931 555 1945 720 1948 835 Est. Refugees 1998 5,129
Number of houses	In (1931): 139 (includes 'Arab Muwaylhat)
Schools	'Awlam had an elementary school for boys which was founded by the Ottomans, however, it closed its doors during the British Mandate period.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Nearby wadies & rivers	'Awlam is situated on the slopes of the westward-flowing Wadi 'Awlam (a tributary of Wadi al-Bira).
Water supplies	The village had six springs supplying it with drinking water.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Kefar Qish is nearby village lands
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Nothing remains of the village buildings except stone rubble; only a spring that was used by the villagers has been left unchanged

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