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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 5, 1948
Distance from district center	12 (km) West of Tulkarm
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #10 on the map
Israeli military operation	Coastal Clearing
Israeli attacking brigade	Alexandroni Brigade
Exodus Cause	Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Khirbat Beit Lid was completely destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Bayt Lid, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 2,969 Jewish 2,220 Public 147 Total 5,336
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 64 7 Area planted w/ olives 50 0 Planted W/ Cereal 2,877 2,213 Built up 23 0 Cultivable 2,941 2,220 Non-Cultivable 152 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 206 1931 298 1945 460 1948 534 Est. Refugees 1998 3,277
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 75 1948 134
Town's name through history	The Crusaders referred to KhirbatBeit Lid by Arthabec.
Schools	Khirbat Bayt Lid had an elementary school for boys which was solely financed by the villagers.
Inhabitants place of origin	The village was founded by Palestinian Arabs from the nearby village of Bayt Lid.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Nordiyya and Gannot Radar
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:
The village site is covered with orchards (mainly citrus). A few olive trees remain. The surrounding land is planted in citrus and other fruits

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علم	ال عامر	طولكرم, بيت ليد
طارق جابر	جابر	Zarqa
monther abu shayeb	-	ABU DHAB
abu almajd	Al-Shareef	-

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