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| Majdal Yaba District of al-Ramla مجدل يابا/الصادق - מג'דל יאבא Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
July 13, 1948
Distance from district center
18.5 (km) Northeast of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea
110 (meters)
Map location
See location number #1 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade
Second Battalion of the Alexandroni Brigade
Defenders
Iraqi Army
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisMajdal Yaba was mostly destroyed with the exception of al-Rayyan family fortress.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisMajdal Yaba inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
25,066
Jewish
596
Public
970
Total
26,632
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
2,443
38
Irrigated & Plantation
110
0
Planted W/ Cereal
13,348
558
Built up
59
0
Cultivable
15,901
596
Non-Cultivable
10,076
0
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1596
44
1922
726
1931
966
1945
1,520
1948
1,763
Est. Refugees 1998
10,828
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
227
1948
414
Town's name through history
The Romans referred to Majdal Yaba by Aphekou Pyrgos, and the Crusades knew it as Casal Mirable. The village was named Majdal al-Sadiq, after one of its chiefs, al-Sadiq, who led al-Rayyan family, whose tomb still exists close to the old fortress.
Schools
An elementary school for boys which was founded in 1888, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 147 students.
Inhabitants place of origin
The villagers were a branch of the Bani Ghazi tribe, who had immigrated from Transjordan in the 17th century.
Religious institutions
One mosque
Shrines/maqams
The tomb of al-Sadiq still exists nearby the fortress.
Nearby wadies & rivers
The village is close to al-'Awja River.
Archeological sites
al-Rayyan family fortress which remains standing to this date, see Pictures section for details.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Ro'sh ha-'Ayin, 'Enat, Giv'at ha-Shelosha.
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:
"The site is covered with the rubble of the destroyed houses, fig trees, and cactuses. The fortress, an impressive structure with thick, stone walls, still crowns the site. It consists of a long central building that is connected to a number of smaller ones on both ends; it has been abandoned, and parts of it are crumbling. In addition to the fort there is the tomb of al-Sadiq, after whom the village was named."
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