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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 29, 1948
Distance from district center	20 (km) Northwest of Hebron
Elevation from the sea	325 (meters)
Map location	See location number #13 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Yo'av (commanded by the ethnic cleansing champion Yigal Allon).
Defenders	Egyptian Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Dayr Nakhkhas was completely destroyed with the exception of few deserted and partially destroyed houses.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Soon after the massacre committed at al-Dawayima, a nearby village, Dayr Nakhkhas inhabitants were terrorized in leaving their village.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 8,923 Jewish 0 Public 5,553 Total 14,476
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 362 Area planted w/ olives 424 Planted W/ Cereal 4,887 Built up 22 Cultivable 5,249 Non-Cultivable 9,205
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 72 1922 336 1931 451 1945 600 1948 696 Est. Refugees 1998 4,274
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 86 1948 132
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village overlooks Wadi Bayt Jibrin to the north.
Archeological sites	Dayr Nakhkhas was built on top of an archaeological site, and it also contains fifteen other archaeological sites.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No Israeli 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:
"Nothing remains of the village except a few deserted houses and the rubble of others. One deserted house is made of concrete and has rectangular windows and a flat roof".

 

 
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