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| Samakh District of Tiberias سمخ - סמח' Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
April 28, 1948
Distance from district center
10 (km) Southeast of Tiberias
Elevation from the sea
-200 (meter)
Map location
See location number #18 on the map
Israeli military operation
Golani Brigade
Village defenders
Syrian Army
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisSamakh was mostly destroyed with the exception the railway station and a water reservoir
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
On march 3rd 1948, the inhabitants of Samakh
were intimidated into fleeing their homes and farms by the Haganah to Nazareth,
and by the end of April the town was completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
9,265
Jewish
8,412
Public
934
Total
18,6ll
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
0
264
Irrigated & Plantation
0
243
Planted W/ Cereal
8,578
7,814
Built up
261
91
Cultivable
8,578
8,321
Non-Cultivable
1,360
0
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
976
1931
1,865
1945
3,460
1948
4,014
Est. Refugees 1998
24,648
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
480
1948
1009
Schools
Samakh had two schools, one of which was for boys and the another for girls.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Massada, Sha'ar ha-Golan, Ma'agan, & Tel Qatzir.
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The only remaining village landmarks are the ruins of the railway station and a water reservoir. The settlers of Deganya 'Alef have built a public park for tourists, a gas station, and a factory on the village site. The nearby lands are cultivated
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