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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 27, 1948
Distance from district center	7 (km) Southeast of Baysan
Elevation from the sea	-135 (meters)
Map location	See location number #26 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Gideon
Israeli attacking brigade	Fourth Battalion of the Golani Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Samiriyya was completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Samiriyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 2,851 Jewish 0 Public 1,022 Total 3,873
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 11 Planted W/ Cereal 3,625 Built up 21 Cultivable 3,636 Non-Cultivable 216
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 162 1931 181 1945 250 1948 290 Est. Refugees 1998 1,781
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 41 1948 65
Religious institutions	One Mosque
Archeological sites	The village contains three Khirbas: Khirbat al-Humra, Tulul al-Thawm, and Tall al-Khab.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Sde Terumot
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:
"Only collapsed roofs remain; they are located on the western edge of the Sde Terumot settlement"

 

 

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Clan/Hamolah

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