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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 15, 1948
Distance from district center	12 (km) Southeast of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	200 (meters)
Map location	See location number #31 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade	Kiryati Brigade
Defenders	Jordanian Army & Local militia
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Salbit was completely obliterated and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Salbit inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 6,105 Jewish 0 Public 6 Total 6,111
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 16 Planted W/ Cereal 4,066 Built up 31 Cultivable 4,082 Non-Cultivable 1,998
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 296 1931 406 1945 510 1948 592 Est. Refugees 1998 3,633
Number of houses	In (1931): 71 (listed in Jerusalem District, includes Bayt Shanna)
Schools	An elementary school which was founded in 1947, and when it opened its doors it had an enrollment of 45 students.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Kibbutz Sha'alvirn
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:
"Nothing remains except some cactus plants and shrubs"

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
باسل منصور (Basel Mansour)	منصور (Mansour)	-
تقي الدين زهران	زهــــران	بدو القدس
Mansour Mansour	Mansour	Biddo, Palestine
ابو عيد	ابو عيد	dubai, uae

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