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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 12, 1948
Distance from district center	29.5 (km) South East of Haifa
Elevation from the sea	250 (meters)
Map location	See location number #34 on the map
Israeli military operation	Battle for Mishmar ha-'Emeq
Israeli attacking brigade	Possibly Carmeli brigade
Defenders	Arab Liberation Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	On the 19th of April 1948, the village was completely obliterated.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Kafrayn inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 9,981 Jewish 0 Public 901 Total 10,882
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 147 Area planted w/ olives 30 Planted W/ Cereal 9,911 Built up 18 Cultivable 10,058 Non-Cultivable 806
Population before occupation	Year Population 19th century 200 1922 571 1931 657 1945 920 1948 1,067 Est. Refugees 1998 6,554
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 95 1948 154
Town's name through history	The Crusades referred to al-Kafrayn by Caforana.
Schools	al-Kafrayn had an elementary school for boys which was founded by the Ottomans in 1888.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village was situated 6km north Wadi 'Ara
Archeological sites	The village contained a number of ruins that revealed its long history, such as the foundations of buildings, columns, and tombs
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Currently, an Israeli military training camp occupies some of the village.
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:
"The site and its surrounding area are divided between a military training camp and a cow pasture."

 

 
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