• Destruction of Palestinian villages

Al-Nakba was marked by the destruction of Palestinian villages and the exodus of over

750,000 Palestinians.

Historical records confirm that in 1947 Palestine comprised more than 900 Palestinian

villages. More than 400 villages were destroyed by Israeli forces as well as their houses

and buildings.

The Israelis wiped off all these destroyed villages of the map.

Mayor urban centers exclusive for Palestinians such as Nazareth, Baysan, Beersheba,

Acre, Ramla, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Haifa and many others were depopulated and in their

places Israeli settlements were built.

Israeli and international historians confirm the number of these destroyed villages to be at

least 418 and possibly up to 472.

Here we have a list of the destroyed villages within the pre-1967 borders of Israel, which

were destroyed and depopulated in 1948.

The District of Acre (26 villages)

Amqa, Arab Al-Samniyya, Al-Bassa, Al-Birwa, Al-Damun, Dayr Al-Qasi, Al-Gabisiyya, Iqrit,

Irbbin Khirbat, Jiddin Khirbat, Al-Kabri, Kafr Inan, Kuwaykat, Al-Manshiyya, Al-Mansura,

Miar, Al-Nabi Rubin, Al-Nahr, Al-Ruways, Suhmata, Al-Sumayriyya, Suruh, Al-Tall,

Tarbikha, Umm  Al-Faraj, Al-Zib

The District of Baysan (29 villages)

Arab al-'Arida, Arab al-Bawati, Arab al-Safa, al-Ashrafiyya, al-Birra, Danna, Farwana,

al-Fatur, al-Ghazzawiyya, al-Hamidiyya, al-Hamra, Jabbul Kafra, Kawkab al-Hawa,

al-Khunayzir, Masil al-Jizl, al-Murassa, Qumya, al-Sakhina, al-Samiriyya, Sirin, Tall al-

Shawk, al-Taqa, Khirbat, al-Tira,  Umm 'Ajra, Umm Sabuna, Khirbat, Yubla, Zab'a,

al-Zawiya, Khirbat

The District of Beersheba (3 villages)

al-'Imara, al-Jammama, al-Khalasa

The District of Gaza (45 villages)

Arab Suqrir, Barbara, Barqa, al-Batani, al-Gharbi, al-Batani, al-Sharqi, Bayt 'Affa, Bayt

Daras, Bayt Jirja, Bayt Tima, Bi'lin, Burayr, Dayr Sunayd, Dimra, al-Faluja, Hamama, Hatta,

Hiribya, Huj, Hulayqat, 'Ibdis, 'Iraq al-Manshiyya, Iraq Suwaydan, Isdud, al-Jaladiyya,

al-Jiyya, Julis, al-Jura, Jusayr, Karatiyya, Kawfakha, Kawkaba, al-Khisas, al-Masmiyya

al-Kabira, al-Masmiyya al-Saghira, al-Muharraqa, Najd, Ni'ilya, Qastina, al-Sawafir

al-Gharbiyya, al Sawafir al-Shamaliyya, al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya, Summil, Tallal al-Turmus,

Yasur

The District of Haifa (51 villages)

Abu Shusha, Abu Zurayq, Arab al-Fuqara', Arab al-Nufay'at, Arab Zahrat al-Dumayri, Atlit,

Ayn Ghazal, Ayn Hawd, Balad al-Shaykh, Barrat Qisarya, Burayka, al-Burj, Khirbat,

al-Butaymat, Daliyat  al-Rawha', al-Damun Khirbat, al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa, al-Ghubayya

al-Tahta, Hawsha, Ijzim, Jaba', al-Jalma, Kabara, al-Kafrayn, Kafr Lam, al-Kasayir Khirbat,

Khubbayza, Lid khirbat, al-Manara Khirbat, al-Mansi, al-Mansura Khirbat, al-Mazar,

al-Naghnaghiyya, Qannir, Qira, Qisarya, Qumbaza, al-Rihaniyya, Sabbarin,al-Sarafand,

al-Sarkas Khirbat, Sa'sa' Khirbat, al-Sawamir, al-Shuna Khirbat, al-Sindiyana, al-Tantura,

al- Tira, Umm al-Shawf, Umm al-Zinat, Wa'arat al-Sarris, Wadi Ara, Yajur

The District of Hebron (16 villages)

'Ajjur, Barqusya, Bayt Jibrin, Bayt Nattif, al-Dawayima, Dayr al-Dubban, Dayr Nakhkhas,

 Kudna, Mughallis, al-Qubayba, Ra'na, Tall al-Safi, Umm Burj Khirbat, Zakariyya, Zayta,

Zikrin, Al-Nabi Rubin

The District of Jaffa (23 villages)

al- 'Abbasiyya, Abu Kishk, Bayt Dajan, Biyar 'Adas, Fajja, al- Haram, Ijlil al-Qibliyya, Ijlil

al-Shamaliyya, al-Jammasin al-Gharbi, al-Jammasin al-Sharqi, Jarisha, Kafr 'Ana,

al-Khayriyya, al-Mas'udiyya, al-Mirr, al-Muwaylih, Rantiya, al-Safiriyya, Salama, Saqiya,

al-Sawalima, al-Shaykh Muwannis, Yazur

The District of Jerusalem (38 villages)

'Allar, 'Aqqur, 'Artuf, 'Ayn Karim, Bayt 'Itab, Bayt Mahsir, Bayt Naqquba, Bayt Thul, Bayt

Umm al-Mays, al-Burayi, Dayr Aban, Dayr 'Amr, Dayr al-Hawa, Dayr Rafat, Dayr al-Shaykh,

Dayr Yasin, Ishwa', Islin Ism Allah, Khirbat, Jarash, al-jura, Kasla, al-Lawz Khirbat, Lifta,

al-Maliha, Nitaf, al-Qabu, Qalunya, al-Qastal, Ras Abu 'Ammar, Sar'a, Saris, Sataf, Suba,

Sufla, al-Tannur Khirbat, al-'Umur Khirbat, al-Walaja

The District of Jinin (6 villages)

Ayn al-Mansi, al-Jawfa Khirbat, al-Lajjun, al-Mazar, Nuris, Zir'in

The District of Nazareth (4 villages)

Indur, Ma'lul, al-Mujaydil, Saffuriyya

The District of Ramla (58 villages)

Abu al-Fadl, Abu Shusha, 'Ajanjul, 'Aqir, Barfiliya, al-Barriyya, Bashshit, Bayt Far Khirbat,

Bayt Jiz, Bayt Nabala, Bayt Shanna, Bayt Susin, Bir Ma'in, Bir Salim, al-Burj, al-Buwayra

Khirbat, Daniyal, Dayr Abu Salama, Dayr Ayyub, Dayr Muhaysin, Dayr Tarif, al-Duhayriyya

Khirbat, al-Haditha, Idnibba, 'Innaba, Jilya, Jimzu, Kharruba, al-Khayma, Khulda,

al-Kunayyisa, al-Latrun, al-Maghar, Majdal Yaba, al-Mansura,

al-Mukhayzin, al-Muzayri'a, al-Na'ani, al-Nabi Rubin, Qatra, Qazaza, al-Qubab, Qubayba,

Qula, Sajad, Salbit, Sarafand al-'Amar, Sarafand al-Kharab, Saydun, Shahma, Shilta,

Al-Tina, Al-Tira,  Umm Kalkha, Wadi Hunayn, Yibna, Zakariyya Khirbat, Zarnuqa

The District of Safad (77 villages)

Abil al-Qamh, al-'Abisiyya, Akbara, Alma, Ammuqa, 'Arab al-Shamalina, Arab al-Zubayd,

'Ayn al-Zaytun, Baysamun, Biriyya, al-Butayha, al-Buwayziyya, Dallata, al-Dawwara,

Dayshum, al-Dirbashiyya, al-Dirdara, Fara, al-Farradiyya, Fir'im, Ghabbatiyya, Ghuraba,

al-Hamra', Harrawi, Hunin, al-Husayniyya, Jahula, al-Ja'una, Jubb Yusuf, Kafr Bir'im,

al-Khalisa, Khan al-Duwayr, Karraza Khirbat, al-Khisas, Khiyam al-Walid, Kirad al-Baqqara,

Kirad al-Ghannama, Lazzaza, Madahil , al-Malikiyya, Mallaha, al-Manshiyya, al-Mansura,

Mansurat Al-Khayt, Marus, Mirun, al-Muftakhira, Mughr al-Khayt, al-Muntar, Khirbat, al-Nabi

Yusha', al-Na'ima, Qabba'a, Qadas, Qaddita, Qaytiyya, al-Qudayriyya, al-Ras al-Ahmar,

Sabalan, Safsaf, Saliha, al-Salihiyya, al -Sammu'i, al-Sanbariyya, Sa'sa', al-Shawka

al-Tahta, al-Shuna, Taytaba, Tulayl, al-'Ulmaniyya, al-'Urayfiyya, al-Wayziyya, Yarda,

al-Zahiriiyya al-Tahta, al-Zanghariyya,al-Zawiya, al-Zuq al-Fawqani, al-Zuq al-Tahtani,

The District of Tiberias (25 villages)

'Awlam, al-Dalhamiyya, Ghuwayr Abu Shusha, Hadatha, al-Hamma, Hittin, Kafr Sabt, Lubya,

Ma'dhar, al-Majdal, al-Manara, al-Manshiyya, al-Mansura, Nasir al-Din, Nimrin, al-Nuqayb,

Samakh, al-Samakiyya, al-Samra, al-Shajara, al-Tabigha, al-'Ubaydiyya, Wadi al-Hamam,

al-Wa'ra al-Swawda', Khirbat, Yaquq

The District of Tulkarm (17 villages)

Bayt Lid Khirbat, Bayyarat Hannun, Fardisya, Ghabat Kafrr Sur, al-Jalama, Kafr Saba,

al-Majdal, Khirbat, al-Manshiyya, Miska, Qaqun, Raml Zayta, Tabsur, Umm Khalid, Wadi

al-Hawarith, Wadi Qabbani, al-Zababida Khirbat, Zalafa Khirbat