Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	February 3, 1948
Distance from district center	16 (km) North of Jaffa
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #1 on the map
Exodus Cause	Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Haram was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses and the village cemetery.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Haram (also known by Sidna Ali) inhabitants were intimidated into fleeing by the Haganah on February 3rd, 1948.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 2,681 Jewish 4,745 Public 639 Total 8,065
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 136 0 Irrigated & Plantation 256 45 Area planted w/ olives 137 0 Planted W/ Cereal 2,330 4,057 Built up 18 0 Cultivable 2,722 4,102 Non-Cultivable 580 643
Population before occupation	Year Population 1904 341 1922 172 1931 333 1945 880 (360 Jewish) 1948 603 Est. Refugees 1998 3,704
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 83 1948 150
Town's name through history	During the Hellenistic period al-Haram was known by Apollonia. al-Haram was also known by Sayyiduna 'Ali named after al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (see Shrines/Maqams section)
Schools	al-Haram had an elementary school for boys founded in 1921, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 68 students.
Religious institutions	One Mosque
Shrines/maqams	The village contained a shrine for al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (d. A.D. 1081), who was a descendant of the second Muslim Caliph 'Umar ibn al-Khattab.
Archeological sites	al-Haram contained the remains of a Suq (market) dating to the early Islamic period, and the Crusades built fortress nearby the village which was known by Arsur.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Rishpon and Kefar Shemaryahu
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The shrine, a few houses, and the cemetery are all that remain of the village. The partially renovated shrine is a large complex with an elaborate architecture, including arched colonnaded porticos and a minaret that rises atop one of its buildings."