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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 30, 1948
Distance from district center	10.5 (km) South East of Haifa
Elevation from the sea	245 (meters)
Map location	See location number #8 on the map
Israeli military operation	During or after the battle for Haifa
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been mostly destroyed with the exception of a village building now used as a prison.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	The majority of Khirbat al-Damun inhabitants were terrorized into fleeing, on the other hand, few villagers were allowed to stay behind.
Village clans or hamolas	Qaraman clan
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 1,904 Jewish 0 Public 216 Total 2,797
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 5 Irrigated & Plantation 280 Planted W/ Cereal 1,619 Cultivable 1,904 Non-Cultivable 893
Population before occupation	Year Population 1945 340 1948 394 Est. Refugees 1998 2,422
Archeological sites	At Khirbat al-Damun base there was a cave that was used as a sheep fold, which. The cave led to a series of subterranean rooms
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No settlements on village lands
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:
"All that is left of the village is a building that is now used as a prison."

 

 

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Clan/Hamolah

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