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The District of Jaffa
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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 Yehud’s
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ijlil Al-Qibliyya
The site
serves as a garbage dump and the original village can hardly be
identified.
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Ijlil Al Shamaliyya
The site is
now part of a large garbage dump. The Gelil Yam settlements was founded
on part of the site
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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.
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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 Aviv’s
streets.
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Jarisha
The village
has been completely covered over by highways and suburban houses from
the Ramat Gan town.
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Kafr 'Ana
Part of the
site is a vacant lot. Apartment buildings and a small park have been
built on the surrounding land.
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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 Giv’at
Yam.
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Al-Mas'udiyya
The whole
village area is now part of Tel Aviv.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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