Fajja

Infobox Former Arab villages in Palestine
name=Fajja


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arname=فجّة
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district=jf
population=1,570
popyear=1945
area=4,419
areakm=4.4
cause=W
curlocl=Petah Tikva
date=February-June 1948

Fajja ( _ar. فجّة) is a former Palestinian Arab town located 15 kilometers northwest of Jaffa. In 1945, the town had a population 1,570 inhabitants including 370 Jews and a total land area of 4,419 dunams. The town had one elementary school founded in 1922 and had a student body of 181 students in 1945. [ [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20I/Jaffa/Page-052.jpgJaffa District Stats] from [http://www.palestineremembered.com/Articles/General-2/Story3150.html Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine] (1970) Hadawi, Sami. The Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center]

It was conquered by the Haganah and Irgun on May 15, 1948 without any resistance. Most of the Arab inhabitants fled the town prior to its capture by Israeli forces due to alleged attacks by the Irgun on February 17. In June 1948, the town was demolished based on the recommendation of Yosef Weitz of the Jewish National Fund. [ [http://www.palestineremembered.com/Jaffa/Fajja/index.html District of Jaffa: Fajja Town Statistics and Facts] .Information extracted from [http://www.palestineremembered.com/Bibliography.html Bibliography and References] Benny Morris and Walid Khalidi.] Most of the town's land is currently a part of the jurisdiction of the city of Petah Tikva.

ee also

*List of villages depopulated during the Arab-Israeli conflict

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