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Facts & Statistics
| Date of Zionist Occupation | 22 October 1948 |
| Location | 25 km Northwest of Hebron | 35 km Southwest of Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | 31°39′48.30″N 34°51′38.25″E |
| Area | 17 Sq.Km (17،195 Dunum) |
| Elevation | 200 Meter |
Population |
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Year |
Count |
| 1596 | 220 |
| 1922 | 693 |
| 1931 | 726 (1) |
| 1945 | 960 |
| 1948 | 1369 |
| 2024 | 21,600 (2) |
Houses |
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| 1931 | 181 |
| 1948 | 341 |
Land Usage as of 1945 in Km |
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| Populated Land | 0.063 |
| Olives Farmland | 0.56 |
| Grains Farmland | 15.058 |
| Roads & Valleys | 0.009 |
| Unsuastainable Land | 1.105 |
| Neighbouring Towns | Ra’ana, Kudna, Zaita, Barqousya, and Deir Al Dubban |
| Operation | Operation Yoav (also called Operation Ten Plagues or Operation Yo'av) Wiki |
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The occupation of the coast and the expulsion of Egyptian forces between Isdoud, Hamama, Al-Majdal, Beersheba, Thikrin, Beit Jibrin, Beit Tima, Kawkaba, Harbaya, Al-Qubayba and Al-Dawayma.
“Yoav” is the name of the operation carried out by the Zionist gangs to occupy the village. As a result of this operation, dozens of people were killed and wounded among the townspeople, and the rest of them were displaced and dispersed. This operation was one of the first Zionist operations in the land of Hebron, after which they headed south and east in Hebron and carried out the Al-Dawayima massacre Days after the fall of Thikrin. |
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References:
(1): Census of Palestine 1931, E.Mills, Superintendent of Census, Page 34. Click to download the book(2): Estimate 2024 based on a 3.7% Average Annual Growth Rate – Calculator
