The District of Jaffa

Al-Abbasiyya
The settlement of Yehud was established on the village site. The main mosque and the shrine of Al-nabi Huda still stand. There is also an Israeli coffee shop. A number of houses remain, they have been occupied by Yehuds Jewish residents or put to other uses. The land around the site has been left untended. 5 settlement, including Savyon, were built on the site.

Abu Kishk
The village site lies in the suburbs of the expanding town of Herzliya. A fenced- in military hardware manufacturing complex occupies the site and the large area around it. Outside the fence, are the remnants of two houses, one of which had been a school.

Bayt Dajan
Four settlements were built on the site including Beyt Dagan and Ganot. A number of houses remain; some are deserted, other are occupied by Jewish families, or used as stores, office building, or warehouses. Another has been converted into the Eli Cohen synagogue.

Biyar 'Adas
The site is marked by cacti, fig trees, palm trees, and the debris of houses. Some houses still stand, deserted, amidst wild vegetation. The land in the vicinity is cultivated. 2 settlements occupy the site.

Fajja
The site has become an eastern suburb of the settlement of Petah Tiqva. The village has been completely razed except for one house and a pond. The surrounding land is partly occupied by buildings, the rest is cultivated.

Al-Haram
The shrine, a few houses, and the cemetery are all that remain of the village. Several houses stand which are presently inhabited by Israelis. The dilapidated cemetery is used as a parking lot. 2 settlements were built on the site, including the upscale Kfar Shemaryahu neighborhood.

Ijlil Al-Qibliyya
The site serves as a garbage dump and the original village can hardly be identified.

Ijlil Al Shamaliyya
The site is now part of a large garbage dump. The Gelil Yam settlements was founded on part of the site

Al- Jammasin Al-Gharbi
Development from Tel Aviv has taken over the site, which is now part of the Tel Aviv  municipality. The site is overgrown with weeds and grasses. A few somewhat dilapidated houses remain, some inhabited by Israelis, others deserted.

Al-Jammasin Al-Sharqi
The site has been almost entirely engulfed by the expansion of Tel Aviv. Several Arab houses still stand and have been incorporated into the grid of Tel Avivs streets.

Jarisha
The village has been completely covered over by highways and suburban houses from the Ramat Gan town.

Kafr 'Ana
Part of the site is a vacant lot. Apartment buildings and a small park have been built on the surrounding land.

Al-Khayriyya
A handful of houses and one of the schools remain. Part of the adjacent land is cultivated and the rest is occupied by buildings. 4 settlements were established, including Givat Yam.

Al-Mas'udiyya
The whole village area is now part of Tel Aviv.

Al-Mirr
All that remains of the village are a few large, deserted houses, surrounded by tall, thorny plants and some unused village wells and roads. Railroad tracks run through the site. The land around the site is planted by Israeli farmers.

Al-Muwayliha
The site is very difficult to identify. Some of the villas still stand, deserted, amidst wild vegetation. The land in the area is cultivated.

Rantiya
Three deserted houses, standing amid weeds, tall wild grasses, and the debris of several other houses, are all that remains of the village. Some of the surrounding land is covered by the buildings of three Israeli settlements.

Al-Safiriyya
Four settlements are now on village land, along with the suburbs of Rishon Le Tzion. A number of houses remain and are either deserted or inhabited by Israeli families.

Salameh
A number of village buildings remain. The houses are deserted, except for a few that are inhabited by Jewish families. The domed shrine is in a state of disrepair. One of the two village cemeteries is deserted and overgrown with wild vegetation, while the other has been turned into a small Israeli park. The surrounding land is generally covered by construction of Tel Aviv.

Saqiya
No more than ten houses remain. Some are inhabited by Israeli families, one is used as a workshop for car repair, and others are deserted. The rest is covered by 2 settlement buildings, including that of Or Yehuda.

Al-Sawalima
Cacti grow on the village site. No identifiable traces of the former dwellings remain. A highway runs past the north side of the site.
Al-Shaykh Muwannis
A number of houses are occupied by Jewish families. The cemetery is unkempt and fenced in. The surrounded land has been covered over by buildings and construction site. Tel Aviv University is located on this land.
Yazur
Two village shrines remain standing. Two small structures have been converted into commercial buildings. The site contain modern apartment blocks from 2 settlements. 

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