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Israeli occupation date:
October 18th-19th, 1948.
Deir al-Hawa was
completely obliterated. Currently the Jewish National Fund owns
your
village, and you're more
than welcome to sue them in U.S. courts if you wish, see 'Imwas,
al-Ramla for more
details. Dayr al-Hawa inhabitants were completely ethnically
cleansed.
The number of houses in
(1931): 11.
There was a mosque in
the western part of the village and a shrine for a local sage known
by al-Shaykh Sulayman.
Dayr al-Hawa contained two wells located southeast and west
of its center. Deir al-Hawa
was built on an unknown archaeological site.
Israeli settlements on
town lands: Nes Harim is nearby village lands.
Land Ownership before
Occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership
Arab 4,660
Jewish 0
Public 1,347
Total 5,907
Population before Occupation
Year
Population
1931
47
1945 60
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