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al-Mas'udiyya
District of Jaffa
المسعوديّة/صميل - אל-מסעודיה
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value

Israeli occupation date December 25, 1947

Distance from district center 5 (km) Northeast of Jaffa

Elevation from the sea 25 (meters)

Map location See location number #14 on the map

Israeli military operation Haganah or IZL

Refugees' migration route Initially, many refugees sought refuge in the neighboring Jammasin, but later they were on the move again.

Exodus Cause Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis al-Mas'udiyya was mostly destroyed with the exception of a deserted house that belonged to Muhammad Baydas.

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis Despite of a peace truce between the villagers and the Haganah, the villagers were terrorized into fleeing on 25th of December 1947.

Population
before occupation

Year Population

1922 449

1931 658

1945 850

1948 986

Est. Refugees 1998 6,055

Number of houses

Year Number of houses

1931 127

1948 190

Town's name through history The village was known originally by its alternative name Summayl, but it was renamed to al-Mas'udiyya in the early twentieth century.

Schools al-Mas'udiyya had an elementary school for boys founded in 1931, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 31 student.

Religious institutions One mosque which was built on top of a church foundation.

Nearby wadies & rivers al-Mas'udiyya was situated 1.5 km south of the al-'Awja River.

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Tel Aviv City

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Arabic PalGates

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"All that remains of the village is one deserted house that belonged to Muhammad Baydas. Nearby is the al-Mas'udiyya (or Summayl) bridge-an arched, steel structure."

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News piece about Summayl: the building/destruction plans and Zochrot's opposition (Hebrew) Duration: 3 min 45 sec

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Opposition to Building Plan in Summayl (Tel Aviv)

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Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Last reply posted on MAY-9-2005 Sign al-Mas'udiyya's Guest Book - سجل الزوار	4
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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
Saleh Abusaad	-	ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Billal Saoud	Saoud	KUWAIT
Juman A.J	-	JORDAN/PALESTINE
يافاوي Yafawi	أيوب (أبو دقيق) Ayyoub	AMMAN, JORDAN
Sharifsaed	أبو سعد	غزة
Ahmed Salem El Sayed Ahmed	-	-

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