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
.