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Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem

CHAPTER ELEVEN — Part 5 of 7

D. JERUSALEM DISTRICT

1. Hebron Sub-District

'Ajjur (includes Khirbat 'Ammuriya): Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Bani Na'im: Town in the West Bank.
Barqusiya: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit Aula: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit Jibrin: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit Kahil: Town in the West Bank.
Beit Nattif: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit Ummar: Town in the West Bank.
Dawayima, Ed: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Deir ed Dubban: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Deir Nakh-khas: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Dhahiriya, Edh: Town in the West Bank.
Dura: Town in the West Bank.
Halhul: Town in the West Bank.
Hebron: Village in the West Bank.
Idna: Town in the West Bank.
Jab'a, El: Village in the West Bank.
Kharas: Village in the West Bank.
Khirbat Jamrura: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Khirbat Umm Burj: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Kidna: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Mughallis: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Nuba: Village in the West Bank.
Qubeiba, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Ra'na: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Rihiya, Er: Village in the West Bank.
Samu', Es: Town in the West Bank.
Shuyukh, Esh: Village in the West Bank.
Si'ir: Town in the West Bank.
Surif: Town in the West Bank.
Taffuh: Village in the West Bank.
Tarqumiya: Village in the West Bank.
Tell es Safi: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Yatta: Town in the West Bank.
Zakariy a: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Zeita: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Ziin: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
   
Tribal Units Explanations
'Arab el Jahalin: Arab tribe in the West Bank.
Dawahik, Ed: Arab tribe in the West Bank.
Dhalamat, Edh: Arab tribe in the West Bank.
Sarayi'a, Es: Arab tribe in the West Bank.
'Arab el Ka'abina: Arab tribe in the West Bank.
Farajat, El: Arab tribe in the West Bank.
Zuweidin. Ez: Arab tribe in the West Bank.

2. Jerusalem Sub-District

Towns & Villages Explanations
Abu Dis: Village in the West Bank.
'Allar: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
'Anata: Village in the West Bank.
'Aqqur: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Artas: Village in the West Bank.
'Artuf: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
'Atarot: Jewish settlement.
'Auja, El and 'Arab en Nuseirat and 'Arab el Ka'abina and 'Arab el 'Urei- nat and 'Arab es Sa'ayida: Arab tribes in the West Bank.
Battir: Village in the West Bank.
Beit Duqqu: Village in the West Bank.
Beit Fajjar: Village in the West Bank.
Beit Hanina: Village in the West Bank.
Beit Ijza: Village in the West Bank.
Beit Iksa: Village in the West Bank.
Beit I'nan: Village in the West Bank.
Beit 'Itab: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted
Jewish colony.
Beit Jala: Village in the West Bank.
Beit Jimal: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit Mahsir: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit Naqquba: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit Safafa: Exists. Half occupied, half West Bank. 50% of lands usurped.
Beit Sahur: Village in the West Bank.
Beit Surik: Village in the West Bank.
Beit Thul: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit Umm el Meis: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Bethlehem: Town in the West Bank.
Biddu: Village in the West Bank.
Bir Nabala: Village in the West Bank.
Bureij: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Deiraban: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Deir 'Amr: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Deir el Hawa: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Deir Rafat: Completely destroyed in 1972; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Deir esh Sheikh: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Deir Yasin: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Duyuk: Completely destroyed; its landusurped; converted Jewish colony.
'Ein Karim: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
'Eizariya, El: Village in the West Bank.
Har Tuv: Jewish settlement.
Hizma: Village in the West Bank.
Husan: Village in the West Bank.
'Isawiya: Village in the West Bank.
Ishwa': Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
'Islin: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Jaba': Village in the West Bank.
Jarash: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Jericho: Town in the West Bank.
Jerusalem: In 1948 the city of Jerusalem was composed of the Old City and the New City. The Western part of the city was inhabited by Jews. There were 11 quarters in the south of the New City inhabited by Arabs, who constructed there the most beautiful stone villas and apartments. There were in the New City 69,064 Palestinian Arabs. Not more than 2,000 remained in the New City. The Zionists occupied and usurped Arab houses, apartments and commercial buildings and settled Jews in Arab homes. The Old City remained in the West Bank but in 1967 it was also occupied by the Zionists, who have since destroyed many Arab houses in the Old City and have expelled many of the Arabs who were living there.
Jib ,El: Village in the West Bank.
Judeira: Village in the West Bank.
Jura, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colonv.
Kafr 'Aqab: Village in the West Bank.
Kasla: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Khadr, El: Village in the West Bank.
Khan el Ahmar, El: Village in the West Bank.
Khirbat Ismallah: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Khirbat el Lauz: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Khirbat el 'Umur: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Lifta: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Maliha, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Mukhmas: Village in the West Bank.
Nabi Musa, En and Palestine Potash Concession (North): Village in the West Bank.
Nabi Samwil, En: Village in the West Bank.
Nahhalin: Village in the West Bank.
Nataf: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Neve Ya'aqov: Jewish settlement.
Nu'eima: Village in the West Bank.
Qabu, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Qalandiya: Village in the West Bank.
Qaluniya and Motsa: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Qaryat el 'Inab (Abu Ghosh): Exists. 50% of population remained. 75% of land usurped.
Qastal, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Qatanna: Village in the West Bank.
Qiryat 'Anavim and Ma'ale: Jewish settlement.
Qubeiba, El: Village in the West Bank.
Rafat: Completely destroyed in 1972; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Ram, Er: Village in the West Bank.
Ramat Rahel: Jewish settlement.
Ras Abu 'Ammar: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Sar’a: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Saris: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Sataf Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Sharafat: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Shu'fat: Village in the West Bank.
Silwan: Town in the West Bank.
Suba: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Sufla: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted
Sur Bahir and Umm Tuba: Village in the West Bank.
Tur, Et: Town in the West Bank.
Wadi Fukin: Village in the West Bank.
Waaja. El: Completely destroyed, its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
 
Tribal Units Explanations
'Arab Ibn 'Ubeid: Arab tribe in the West Bank.
'Arab er Rashayida: Arab tribe in the West Bank.
'Arab es Sawahira: Arab tribe in the West Bank.
'Arab et Ta'amira: Arab tribe in the West Bank.

3. Ramallah Sub-District

Towns & Villages Explanations
'Abud: Village in the West Bank.
Abu Qashsh: Village in the West Bank.
Abu Shukheidim: Village in the West Bank.
'Abwein ('Ibwein): Village in the West Bank.
'Ajjul: Village in the West Bank.
'Arura: Village in the West Bank.
'Atara: Village in the West Bank.
Beitillu: Village in the West Bank.
Beitin: Village in the West Bank.
Beit Liqya: Village in the West Bank.
Beit Rima: Village in the West Bank.
Beit Sira: Village in the West Bank.
Beit 'Urel Fauqa: Village in the West Bank.
Beit 'Uret Tahta: Village in the West Bank.
Beituniya: Village in the West Bank.
Bir Zeit: Town in the West Bank.
Bira, El: Town in the West Bank.
Burham: Village in the West Bank.
Burqa: Village in the West Bank.
Deir Abu Mash'al: Village in the West Bank.
Deir 'Amman Village in the West Bank.
Deir Dibwan: Town in the West Bank.
Deir Ghassana: Village in the West Bank.
Deir Ibzi': Village in the West Bank.
Deir Jarin Village in the West Bank.
Deir Nidham: Village in the West Bank.
Deir es Sudan: Village in the West Bank.
Dura el Qar': Village in the West Bank.
'Ein 'Arik: Village in the West Bank.
'Ein Qiniya: Village in the West Bank.
'Ein Siniya: Village in the West Bank.
'Ein Yabrud: Village in the West Bank.
Jammala: Village in the West Bank.
Janiya, El: Village in the West Bank.
Jibiya: Village in the West Bank.
Jifna: Village in the West Bank.
Jiljiliya: Village in the West Bank.
Kafr 'Ein: Village in the West Bank.
Kafr Malik: Village in the West Bank.
Kafr Ni'ma: Village in the West Bank.
Kaubar: Village in the West Bank.
Khirbat Abu Falah: Village in the West Bank.
Khirbat el Misbah: Village in the West Bank.
Mazari' en Nubani: Village in the West Bank.
Mazra'a el Qibliya, El: Village in the West Bank.
Mazra'a esh Sharqiya, El: Village in the West Bank.
Nabi Salih, En: Village in the West Bank.
Qarawat Bani Zeid: Village in the West Bank.
Ramallah: Town in the West Bank.
Rammun: Village in the West Bank.
Ras Karkar: Village in the West Bank.
Saffa: Village in the West Bank.
Silwad: Village in the West Bank.
Sinjil: Village in the West Bank.
Surda: Village in the West Bank.
Taiyiba, Et: Village in the West Bank.
Tira, Et: Village in the West Bank.
Tunnus 'Aiya: Village in the West Bank.
Umm Safa (Kafr Ishwa'): Village in the West Bank.
Yabrud: Village in the West Bank.

E. Lydda District

1. Jaffa sub-district

Towns & Villages Explanations
Abu Kishk: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Bat Yam: Jewish settlement.
Beit Dajan: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish settlement.
Benei Beraq: Jewish settlement.
Biyar 'Adas: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish settlement.
Fajja: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish settlement.
Gat Rimmon: Jewish settlement.
Giv'atayim: Jewish settlement.
Giv'at Hen (Irgun Ra'anana): Jewish settlement.
Hadar: Jewish settlement.
Haram, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Herzliya: Jewish settlement.
Holon: Jewish settlement..
Jaffa: An Arabcity in which 75,141Arabs lived in 1948. The Zionists excelled the ereat maioritv of the inhabitants, and only 3,000 Arabs remained in the town. The Zionists usurped Arab homes, apart- ments, commercial buildings, shops and factories. They converted Jaffa into a Jewish city.
Jalil el Qibliya: Completely destroyed; its landusurped; converted Jewish colony.
Jalil esh Shamaliya: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Jammasin el Gharbi: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Jarisha: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Kafr 'Ana: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Kefar Gannim: Jewish settlement.
Kefar Malal: Jewish settlement.
Kefar Sava: Jewish settlement.
Kheiriya, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Magdiel: Jewish settlement.
Mas'udiya, El (Summeil): Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Miqve Yisrael: Jewish settlement.
Mirr, El (Mahmudiya): Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Muweilih, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Nahalat Yits- haq: Jewish settlement.
Petah Tiqva: Jewish settlement.
Qiryat Shaul: Jewish settlement.
Ra'anana: Jewish settlement.
Ramatayim: Jewish settlement.
Ramat Gan: Jewish settlement.
Ramat hash Sharon: Jewish settlement.
Rantiya: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Rishpon: Jewish settlement.
Safiriya, Es: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Salama: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Saqiya: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Sarona: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Sawalima, Es: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Shefay im: Jewish settlement.
Sheikh Muwannis Esh: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Tel Aviv: Jewish settlement.
Tel Litwinsky: Jewish settlement.
Wilhelma: Jewish settlement.
Yahudiya, El ('Abbasiya): Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Yarqona: Jewish settlement.
Yazur: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colonv.

2. Ramle Sub-District

Towns & Villages Explanations
Abu el Fad1 (Es Sautariya): Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Abu Shusha: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
’Aqir Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Barfiliya: Jewish settlement.
Barriya, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Bash-shit: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beer Ya'aqov: Jewish settlement.
Beit Hanan and Neta'im: Jewish settlement.
Beit Jiz: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit Nabala: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit Nuba and Ajanjul: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit 'Oved: Jewish settlement.
Beit Shanna: Jewish settlement.
Beit Susin: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Ben Shemen: Jewish settlement.
Bil'in: Village in the West Bank.
Bir Ma'in: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Bir Salim: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Budrus: Village in the West Bank.
Burj, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Daniyal: Jewish settlement.
Deir Abu Salama: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Deir Aiyub: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Deir Muheisin: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Deir Qaddis: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Deir Tarif: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Gan Shelomo: Jewish settlement.
Gedera: Jewish settlement.
Giv'at Brenner: Jewish settlement.
Haditha, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Hulda: Jewish settlement.
Idhnibba: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish settlement.
'Imwas: Village in the West Bank.
Innaba: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Jilya: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Jimzu: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Jindas: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Kefar Aharon: Jewish settlement.
Kefar Bilu: Jewish settlement.
Kefar Mannorek: Jewish settlement.
Kefar Menahem: Jewish settlement.
Kefar Sirkin: Jewish settlement.
Kefar Uriya: Jewish settlement.
Khalayil, El: Completely destroyed; Us land usurped; converted Jewish settlement.
Kharbata: Village in the West Bank.
Kharruba: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Kheima, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish settlement.
Khirbat Beit Far: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish settlement.
Khirbat el Buweira: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish settlement.
Khirbat edh Dhuheiriya: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish settlement.
Khirbat Musmar: Village in the West Bank.
Khirbat el Qubeiba: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Khirbat Zakariya: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Khulda: Jewish settlement.
Kunaiyisa, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony,
Latrun: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish settlement.
Lubban, El: Village in the West Bank.
Lydda: An Arab town in which 19,356 Arabs lived in 1948. The Zionists expelled all the inhabitants, usurped all Arab homes, apartments, commercial buildings, shops and factories, and converted Lydda into a Jewish city.
Majdal Yaba: (Majdal es Sadiq): Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Mansura, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Mazkeret Batyah ('Eqron): Jewish settlement.
Midya, El: Village in the West Bank.
Mughar, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Mukheizin, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Muzeiri'a, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Na'ana (Ni 'ana): Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Nabi Rubin, En: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Nahalat Yehuda: Jewish settlement.
Ni’lin: Village in the West Bank.
Qatra: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Qazaza: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Qibya: Village in the West Bank.
Qubab, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Qubeiba, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Qula: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Ramle, Er: An entirely Arab town with 17,433 inhabitants in 1948. The Zionists expelled the population of Ramle. Only about 1,000 Arabs remained. The Zionists usurped all Arab homes, apartments,com- mercial buildings, shops and factories, and con- verted Ramle into a Jewish town.
Rantis: Village in the West Bank.
Rehovot: Jewish settlement.
Rishon le Zion: Jewish settlement.
Sajad: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Salbit: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Sarafand el 'Amar: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Sarafand el Kharab: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Seidun: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish settlement.
Shabtin: Village in the West Bank.
Shahma: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Shilta: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Shuqba: Village in the West Bank.
Tina. Et: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Tira, Et: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Tirat Shalom: Jewish settlement.
Umm Kalkha: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Wadi Hunein (Nes Tsiyona): Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Yalu: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Y ibna: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Zamuqa: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Gibbeton: Jewish settlement.

F. GAZA DISTRICT

1. Beersheba Sub-District

Towns & Villages Explanations
'Auja, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beersheba: An Arab town with 6,884 Arab inhabitants. The Zionists expelled all the inhabitants, and usurped all Arab homes, commercial buildings and shops and converted Beersheba into a Jewish city.
Beit Eshel: Jewish settlement.
Gevulot: Jewish settlement.
Jammama: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted
Jewish colony.
Ruhama Jewish settlement.
Tel Tsofim Jewish settlement,
   
Tribal Units Explanations
Ahwawat Tribes:
'Azazima Tribes:
Hanajira Tribes:
Jubarat Tribes:
Ruteimat and Hasanat:
Duqus and Rawawi'a and Walayida:
Qalazin and Sawarika Wuheidat and 'Amarin and Sa'adina:
Sa'idiyin Tribes:
Tarabin Tribes:
Ghawaliya Jarawin Najmat and Nu'eimat Wuheidat and Hasanat Tayaha Tribes:
'Alamat Bani 'Uqba and Budeinat and Qalazin:
Dhullam:
Hukuk and Bili and Shallaliyin:
Nutush and Rawashida and 'Urur:
Qudeirat:
Ramadin:
(The great majority of the Bedouin Tribes in Beersheba were expelled from their localities and villages destroyed. See the section regarding Abu Jabir and the Bedouin Tribes above.)

2. Gaza Sub-District

Towns & Villages Explanations
'Abasan: Village in the Gaza Strip.
'Abu Middein: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
'Arab Sukreir; Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Bani Suheila: Exists in the Gaza Strip.
Barbara: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Barqa: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Batani Gharbi: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Batani Sharqi: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beer Tuvya: Jewish settlement.
Beit 'Affa: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit Daras: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit Hanun: In the Gaza Strip.
Beit Jirja: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Beit Lahiya: In the Gaza Strip.
Beit Tima: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Bi'lin and Ard el Ishra: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Bureir: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Deir el Balah: In the Gaza Strip.
Deir Suneid: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Dimra: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Faluja, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Gan Yavne and Kefar Bitsaron: Jewish settlement.
Gaza: A city in the Gaza Strip.
Hamama: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Hatta: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Hirbiya: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Huj and Dorot: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Huleiqat: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
'Ibdis: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
'Iraq el Manshiya and Gat: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
'Iraq Suweidan: Completely destroyed, its land usurped, converted Jewish colony.
Isdud: Completely destroyed, its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Jabaliya: In the Gaza Strip.
Jaladiya: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Jiya, El: In the Gaza Strip.
Julis: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Jura, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Juseir: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Karatiya: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Kaufakha: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Kaukaba: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Kefar Warburg: Jewish settlement.
Khan Yunis: A town in the Gaza Strip.
Khirbat Ikhza'a: In the Gaza Strip.
Khirbat Khisas: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Majdal, El: An Arab city with 11,580 Arab inhabitants. The Zionists expelled all the Arab inhabitants. usurped all Arab homes, commercial buildings and shops and settled Jews in Arab homes. The Zionists converted Majdal into a Jewish city and changed its name to Asqalane.
Masmiya el Kabira, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted
Masmiya es Saghira, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted
Muharraqa, El: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted
Najd: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Nazla: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Negba: Jewish settlement.
Ni'ilya: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted
Nuseirat: In the Gaza Strip.
Qastina: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted
Rafah: In the Gaza Strip.
Sawafir el Gharbiya, Es: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Sawafir esh Shamaliya, Es: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.
Sawafir esh Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted
Sharqiya: Jewish colony.
Sumeiri: In the Gaza Strip.
Summeil: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted
Sumsum: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted
Tell et Tumus: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted
Yasur: Completely destroyed; its land usurped; converted Jewish colony.

SUMMARY

The following summary of the survey (Web editor's note: on next webpage) shows the number of towns and villages in each sub-district in 1948; the Arab towns and villages occupied by the Zionists; the number of Arab towns and villages destroyed; the number of Arab towns and villages still in existence in Israel; and the number of Arab towns and villages which exist in the West Bank and Gaza.

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Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem
By Issa Nakhleh

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