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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Remembering Ajjur

Ajjur was a Palestinian Arab village

District of Hebron

Israeli occupation date: 1948

Distance from district center: 24 (km) Northwest of Hebron

Elevation from the sea: 275 (meters)

Israeli military operation: Operation Yo'av

Israeli attacking brigade: Fourth Battalion of Giv'ati Brigade

Village defenders: Egyptian Muslim Brotherhoods* local Palestinian militias and some Arab

Liberation Army volunteers.


Village remains: After destruction by Israelis 'Ajjur was mostly destroyed with the exception of three houses remain standing to this date.

Ethnically cleansing by Israelis: 'Ajjur inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Land ownership before occupation in dunums: Arab 44*771; Jewish 0; Public 13*303. Total: 58*074 (27*655 cultivable )

Population before occupation: 1931 2*917 (includes Khirbat al-Sura);

1945 3*730 (includes Khirbat 'Anunuriyya)

Number of houses: In (1931): 566 (includes Khirbat al-Sura)

Schools: The village had two schools: the 1st was a private school known by Abu al-Hasan school* and the 2nd was founded in 1934.

Religious institutions: 'Ajjur had two mosques: the 1st was an old mosque which was built during the Fatimid period* and the 2nd was built during the British Mandate period.

Shrines/maqams: 'Ajjur contained four shrines within its borders.

Archeological sites: 'Ajjur was the site of the important battle of Ajnadin (A. D. 634)* in which


the Muslim Arabs triumphed over the Byzantines* and it also contains other 22 archaeological sites.
Israeli settlements on town lands: 'Agur* Tzafririm* Giv'at Yesh'ayahu* Li-On (established 1960* now renamed Saraigi) & LUZIT

.