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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 13, 1948
Distance from district center	14.5 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea	475 (meters)
Map location	See location number #24 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Dani
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely destroyed, and only house walls and rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	'Aqqur inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,444 Jewish 0 Public 78 Total 5,522
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 174 Planted W/ Cereal 653 Built up 5 Cultivable 827 Non-Cultivable 4,690
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 25 1931 488 1945 40 1948 46 Est. Refugees 1998 285
Number of houses	In (1931): 106 (includes Ras Abu'Ammar and 'Ayn Hubin)
Shrines/maqams	'Aqqur had a maqam for a local sage known by al-Shaykh Ahmad Sulayman.
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village overlooks Wadi Isma'il, which is a tributary to Wadi al-Sarar.
Water supplies	The spring or 'Ayn al-Shaykh Ahmad Sulayman on southwestern edge of the village.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No settlements on village land
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links 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:
"A thick forest of fir and cypress trees has been planted on the site. Within the forest, stone rubble and the ruins of walls with arched openings and terraces are visible."

 

 

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