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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 1, 1948
Distance from district center	7 (km) Northeast of Jaffa
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #11 on the map
Israeli acts of terror	In March 1948, Irgun Zvai Leumi (IZL or ETZEL) kidnapped five of the village leaders despite of a truce between the villagers and the Haganah.
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Jarisha was completely obliterated.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Jarisha inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 397 Jewish 93 Public 65 Total 555
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 302 77 Irrigated & Plantation 89 15 Built up 3 1 Cultivable 391 92 Non-Cultivable 68 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 121 1922 57 1931 183 1945 190 1948 220 Est. Refugees 1998 1,354
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 43 1948 51
Town's name through history	Jarisha may have picked its name from the nearby a grain mill.
Nearby wadies & rivers	Jarisha was situated on the south bank of the al-'Awja River.
Water supplies	Jarisha had its own well for drinking water and used the al-'Awja River water for irrigation.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	The Israeli City of Ramat Gan has been encroaching 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:
"The site has been completely covered over by highways and suburban houses."

Display Name

Clan/Hamolah

Country of Residence

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