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Israeli occupation date:
May 16th, 1948.
Al –Bira was completely
destroyed and only house walls and rubble left behind.
Al-Bira inhabitants were
completely ethnically cleansed. It was know by Beer in the Old
Testament, and the
crusaders referred to it by Loberium. There are no Israeli
settlements
on village lands.
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Land ownership
before occupation
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Ethnic Group
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Land Ownership (Dunums)
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Arab
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4,853
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Jewish
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0
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Public
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2,013
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Total
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6,866
(4,729 cultivable )
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Population
before occupation
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Year
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Population
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1596
|
297
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1931
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220
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1945
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260 (mostly Muslim population)
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Number of houses
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In (1931): 53
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