Bayt’ Affa ,District of Gaza

Occupation date: Initially on 9^th of July 1948, but the village exchanged lands several times with Egyptian and Sudanese soldiers until the second half of October 1948. The village was completely obliterated. Bayt’Affa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. Bayt’ Affa had a shrine for the Arab prophet (al-Nabi) Salih. The village had a khirba, which contained the remains of walls made of uncut stones, a well, and ancient columns. According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are: “There are no traces of village houses; only sycamore and carob trees and cactuses mark the site. “

Land ownership before occupation


Ethnic Group	Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab	5,707
Jewish	0
Public	101
Total	5,808

Land usage in 1945


Land Usage Type	Arab (Dunum
Irrigated & Plantation	14
Planted W/ Cereal	5,657
Built up	26
Cultivable	5,671
Non-Cultivable	111

Population before occupation


Year	Population
1596	143
1922	422
1931	462
1945	700
1948	812
Est. Refugees 1998	4,987

Source: Palestineremembered.com

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