Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	October 30, 1948
Distance from district center	12 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	50 (meters)
Map location	See location number #38 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Yo'av
Israeli attacking brigade	Giv'ati Brigade
Defenders	Egyptian Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was mostly destroyed with the exception of the train station's buildings.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Dayr Sunayd inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,089 Jewish 483 Public 509 Total 6,081
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 158 0 Irrigated & Plantation 512 0 Planted W/ Cereal 4,380 483 Built up 13 0 Cultivable 5,050 483 Non-Cultivable 535 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 66 1922 356 1931 475 1945 730 1948 847 Est. Refugees 1998 5,200
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 103 1948 183
Schools	Dayr Sunayd had one school which was founded in 1945, and when it opened its doors it had an initial enrollment of 63 students.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No settlements on village lands.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"A railroad bridge, unused segments of track, and three of the train station's buildings are all that remain of Dayr Sunayd. The stone bridge is built astride a wadi and passes over four wide, round-arched culverts. The station's buildings are deserted and in a state of deterioration. "