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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 7, 1948
Distance from district center	14 (km) South of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	125 (meters)
Map location	See location number #52 on the map
Israeli military operation	Possibly Operation Nachshon or Yoram
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Khirbat Bayt Far was completely obliterated, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Bayt Far, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,457 Jewish 0 Public 147 Total 5,604
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 19 Planted W/ Cereal 5,337 Cultivable 5,356 Non-Cultivable 248
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 28 1931 26 1945 300 1948 348 Est. Refugees 1998 2,137
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 11 1948 147
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Beyt Pe'er and Tal Shachar.
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 Khalid, all that remains of the village:-
All that is left of the village are debris and girders heaped together in a small area

 

 
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مالك اللحام	اللحام	القدس, فلسطين

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