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Israeli occupation
date: October 22nd-23rd, 1948
Thikrin was
completely destroyed, and only house walls and rubble left
behind.
Thikrin inhabitants were
completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before
occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership
Arab 17,186
Jewish 0
Public 9
Population before
occupation
Year
Population
1596
220
1931
726
1945
960
Number of houses in
1931: 181.
During the Roman period,
Thikrin was known by Kefar Dikrina.
Thikrin had an
elementary school for boys.
Wadi
Bisiyya was
nearby village lands
A well located nearby
Wadi Bisiyya used to be the main source of drinking water to the
inhabitants of Thikrin.
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