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| Welcome To al-Tira District of Baysan الطيرة/المرج/الزعبية Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Israeli occupation date | April 15, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 17.5 (km) North of Baysan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 125 (meters) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #2 on the map | ||||||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Haganah 'Wispering' campaign (psychological warfare) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis |
al-Tira was completely destroyed and defaced. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansing by Israelis |
On 26th of March 1948, the village was ethnically cleansed based on the
orders of Yosef Weitz (a Jewish National Fund official). Weitz wrote
in his diary about the inhabitants of Qumya and al-Tira
in the Baysan valley: |
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| Land ownership before occupation |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Population before occupation |
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| Shrines/maqams | A shrine for a local sage known as al-Shaykh Dhiyab. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nearby wadies & rivers | The village overlooks Wadi al-Bira. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Water supplies | 'Ayn al-Bayda was the main source of drinking water for al-Tira inhabitants. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Archeological sites | al-Tira has a khirba which contains ancient ruins, inhabited caves and cisterns. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Kibbutz Gazit, Kefar Qish, & Ma'dharare | ||||||||||||||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia  |
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The ruins of stone houses, covered with grass and thorns, are all that remain of al-Tira"
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| سيرين محمد علي زعبي | - | - |
| أحفاد عبد الله يونس | الناطور | اربد, JORDAN |
| edimido | natour | Irbid, Jordan |
| Abdallah Younis | Al Natour | Irbid, Jordan |
| Mahmoud Qureis | Qurreis | - |
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