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Arab Population of area that became Israel in 1949
UN statistics based on 1945 British data
April 1, 1949

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Introduction

The figures below were presented by the UN in 1949, apparently as part of an assessment of the impact of the war on the Arab population of Palestine. They are based on the population of villages and towns given in the  British Blue Book Vilstat figures of April 1945, and including all the areas that had become part of Israel in the 1948 Israeli war of Independence. There had been no census in mandate Palestine since 1931. The Blue Book figures were based on on the 1931 census and cumulative birth, death and immigration records, which were imperfect. According to the figures, there were about 726,800 non-Jews living in the area that would later become Israel,  in April of 1945. At the end of 1948, the UN registered 726,000 non-Jewish refugees. This estimate was later revised downward to 711,000 (See Report of the UN Conciliation Commission on Palestine, 1950 ) Together with the 156,000 non-Jews remaining in Israel at the end of 1948 according to the Israeli census, this would have produced a population of 867,000, requiring a population increase of 19.29% in three years. At the time, the average annual population increase was about 2.7%, making such a population increase very unlikely. Moreover, the Anglo American Survey of 1946 indicated that Vilstat estimates had probably over-counted the Arab population, and between 1946 and the announcement of partition in November 1947, there was significant emigration of Arabs from Palestine. Even accepting these figures as correct, assuming no Arab emigration whatever, and allowing for reasonable population growth of about 2.7% - 3.0% per year, the number of refugees could not have been more than about 660,000 and may have been lower.

It is important to note that these figures are labeled "As of 1.5.49" and include in Israel the population of Arab villages of the "little triangle." This area was ceded to Israel by Jordan in the armistice agreement of 1949, which was signed formally on April 3, 1949.

Ami Isseroff


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U N I T E D N A T I O N S

 
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A/AC.25/Com.Tech/7/Add.1
1 April 1949

 
   
UNITED NATIONS CONCILIATION COMMISSION FOR PALESTINE

 
APPENDIX B

 
NON-JEWISH POPULATION WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES HELD BY THE ISRAEL DEFENCE ARMY ON 1.5.49


 
AS ON 1.4.45


 
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PALESTINE GOVERNMENT
VILLAGE STATISTICS, APRIL 1945.


 
CONTENTS
          Pages
          SUMMARY 1
          ACRE SUB DISTRICT 2 - 3
          SAFAD

          TIBERIAS

          NAZARETH

          BEISAN

          HAIFA

          JENIN

          TULKAREM

          JAFFA

          RAMLE

          JERUSALEM

          HEBRON

          GAZA

          BEERSHEBA
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SUMMARY

OF NON-JEWISH POPULATION
Within the boundaries held by the Israel Defence Army
on 1.5.49

AS ON 1.4.45
In accordance with the Palestine Government Village Statistics,
April 1945.
 


 
SUB DISTRICT

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
ACRE
SAFAD
TIBERIAS
NAZARETH
BEISAN
HAIFA
JENIN
TULKAREM
JAFFA
RAMLE
JERUSALEM
HEBRON
GAZA
BEERSHEBA
47,290
44,510
22,450
27,460
15,920
85,590
8,390
22,310
93,070
76,920
34,740
19,810
69,230
53,340
11,150
1,630
2,360
11,040
650
30,200
60
10
16,300
5,290
13,000
10
160
200
6,940
780
1,290
-
20
4,330
-
-
330
10
-
-
-
10
65,380
46,920
26,100
38,500
16,590
120,120
8,450
22,320
109,700
82,220
47,740
19,820
69,390
53,550
TOTAL 621,030 92,060 13,710 726,800

 

NON-JEWISH POPULATION
ACRE SUB-DISTRICT

 

 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
ABU SINAN
ACRE
AMQA ARRABA BASSA
BEIT JANN &
EIN EL ASAD
BINA
BIRWA
BUQEIA
DAMUN
DEIR EL ASSAD
DEIR EL HANNA
FASSUTA &
DEIR EL CASI
GHAB ISIYA &
SHEIKH DANUN
IQRIT
JATT
JUDEIDA
JULIS
KABUL
KAFR INAN
KAFR SUMEI
KAFR YASIF
KHIRBAT JIDDIN
KISRA
KUWEIKAT
MAJD EL KURUM
MAKR
MANSHIYA
MAZRAA EL
MIAR
MIILYA
NAHF
NAHR EN
RAM
RUWEIS
SAJUR
SAKHNIN
SHA'B
SUHMATA
SUMEIRIYA
TAMRA
TARBIKHA
TARSHIHA
KABRI
UMMEL FARAJ
YANUKH
YIRKA
ZIB
NOMADS
30
9,890
1,240
1,740
1,360


530
1,330
100
1,240
1,100
540
1,050
370
690
550
30
10
150

560
360

350
-
90
1,050
1,400
390
810
410
770
110
1,320
610
90
330
10
2,310
1,710
1,060
760
1,830
1,000
3,140
1,530
800

70
1,910
560
380
2,330

60
1,590


300
130
370
70

210

880


460

130
40


40
1,010
-



100

10

790


1,160


290
30
70



690



10
 
410
90



1,520
120


520








190

780


260
40
-
390




10




440

340









410
1,420
 
820
12,310
1,240
1,800
2,950
1,520
120
830
1,460
990
1,310
1,100
750
1,050
1,250
690
550
490
200
280
820
560
360
300
1,400
-
480
1,050
1,400
490
810
430
770
900
1,320
610
1,690
330
350
2,600
1,740
1,130
760
1,830
1,000
3,830
1,530
800
410
1,500
1,910
560
TOTAL 47,290 11,150 6,940 65,380


 
NON-JEWISH POPULATION
SAFAD SUB-DISTRICT

 

 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
ABIL EL QAMH
ABISIYA
KHIRBAT SUMMAN
YARDA
AKBARA
ALMA
AMMUQA
ARAB SHAMALINA
BEISAMUN
BIRIYA
BUWEIZIYA
DALLATA
DARBASHIYA
DAWWARA
DEISHUM
DHAHIRIYA TAHTA
EIN EZ ZEITUN
EIN ZEITIM
FARA
FARRADIYA
FIRIM
GHABBATIYA
GHURABA
HARRAWI
HUNIN
HURFEISH
JAHULA
JAUNA
JISH
JUBB YUS UF
KAFR BIRIM
KHALISA
KHIRBAT HIQAB
KHISAS
KHIYAM EL WALID
KIRAD EL BAQQARA
KIRAD EL GHANNAMA
LAZZARA
MALLAHA
MALIKIYA
MANS URA
MANS URAT EL KHEIT
MAR US
MAZARI DARAJA
MEIRUN
MUFTAKHIRA
MUEHR EL KHEIT
NABI YUSHA
NAIMA
QABBAA
QADAS
QADDITA
QEITIYA
QUDEIRIYA
RAS EL AHMAR
RIHANIYA
SABALAN
SAFAD
SAFSAF
SALIHA
SALIHIYA
SAMMUI
SANBARIYA
SASA
SHAUQA TAHTA
SHUNA
TEITABA
TUBA
TULEIL & HUSEINIYA
ULMANIYA
WEIZIYA
YARDA
FLKHARRAR
ZANGHARIYA
ZAWIYA
ZUQ EL FAUQANI
ZUQ ET TAHTANI
NOMADS
230
830
390
20
390
950
140
650
20
240
510
360
310
700
590
350
820
-
320
670
740
60
220
-
1,620
20
420
1,150
740
170
10
1,820
-
470
280
360
350
230
890
360
360
200
80
100
290
350
490
70
1,030
460
390
240
940
390
620
290
70
9,100
910
1,070
1,520
310
130
1,130
200
170
530
590
340
260
-
-
10
840
760
-
1,050
820
100























30


350

700
20

























430
780 330
830
390
20
390
950
140
650
20
240
510
360
310
700
590
350
820
-
320
670
740
60
220
-
1,620
830
420
1,150
1,090
170
710
1,840
-
470
280
360
350
230
890
360
360
200
80
100
290
350
490
70
1,030
460
390
240
940
390
620
290
70
9,530
910
1,070
1,520
310
130
1,130
200
170
530
590
340
260
-
-
10
840
760
-
1,050
820

TOTAL
44,510 1,630 780 46,920


 
NON-JEWISH POPULATION
TIBERIAS SUB-DISTRICT
 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
DALKAMIYA
EILABUN
GHWEIR ABU SHASHA
NUQEIS
HADATHA
HAMMA
HITTIN
KAFR KAMA
KAFR SABT
KHIRBAT WARA ES
LUBIYA
MADHAR
MACHAR & MANSURA
MAJDAL
MANARA
NASR EL DIN
NIMRIN
SAMAKH
SAMAKIYA
SAMRA
SHAJARA
TABIGHA
TIBERIAS
UBEIDIYA
ULAM
YAQUQ
390
20
1,240
310
520
290
1,190
660
480
1,870
2,350
480
90
360
490
90
320
3,320
330
280
720
310
4,540
870
720
210
20
530









800




130
50

50
20
760
10








1,250




10

10


10
410
550
1,240
320
520
290
1,190
660
480
1,870
2,350
480
2,140
360
490
90
320
3,460
380
290
770
330
5,310
870
720
210

TOTAL
22,450 2,360 1,290 26,100


 
NON-JEWISH POPULATION
NAZARETH SUB-DISTRICT
 

 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
AFULA ARAB SUBEIH
BUEINA DABBURIYA DAHI ED EIN MAHIL
IKSAL
ILUT
INDUR
KAFR KANNA
KAFR MANDA
KAUKAB
MALUL
MASH-HAD
MUJEIDIL
NAURA
NAZARETH
NEIN
REINA
RUMMANA
SAFFURIYA
SULAM
TAMRA
TURAN
UMM QUBEI
UZEIR
YAFA
10
1,320
540
1,260
110
1,040
1,110
1,310
620
1,320
1,260
490
490
660
1,640
340
5,600
270
790
590
4,320
470
160
1,010
-
150
580
30





610


200

260

8,600

500

10


340
-

490
10
1,320
540
1,290
110
1,040
1,110
1,310
620
1,930
1,260
490
690
660
1,900
340
14,200
270
1,290
590
4,330
470
160
1,350
-
150
1,070

TOTAL
27,460 11,040 38,500


 
NON - JEWISH POPULATION
BEISAN SUB-DISTRICT
 

 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
ARIDA
ASHRAFIYA
BASHATIWA
BAWATI
BEISAN
BIRA EL
DANNA
FARWAWA
FATUR EL
GHAZAWIYA
HAMIDIYA
HAMRA
JABBUL
JISR ELMAJAMI
KAFRA
KAFR MISR
KAURAB EL HAWA
KHUNEIZIR
MASIL EL JIZL
MURASSAS
QUMIYA
SAFA
SAKHINA
SAMIRIYA
SIRIN
TAIYIBA
TEL ESH SHAUK
TIRA
UMM AJRA
WADI EL BIRA
YUBLA
ZABA
150
230
1,560
520
4,730
260
190
330
110
1,020
220
730
250
10
430
330
300
260
100
450
440
650
530
240
620
280
120
150
260
70
210
170
430








10




10



10
190
20 150
230
1,560
520
5,180
260
190
330
110
1,020
220
730
250
20
430
330
300
260
100
460
440
650
530
250
810
280
120
150
260

210
170

TOTAL
15,920 650 20 16,590


 
NON - JEWISH POPULATION
HAIFA SUB - DISTRICT
 

 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
ABU SHUSHA
ABU ZUREIQ
ARARA
ARAB EL FUQARA
ARAB EL GHAWARINA
ARAB EN NUFEIAT
ATLIT
BALAD ESH SHIKH
BEIT LAMM
BINYAMINA
BUREIKA
BUTEIMAT
DALIYAT EL KARMIL
DALIYAT ER RUHA
DUMEIRA
EIN GHAZAL
EIN HAUD
JIDRU GHAWARINA
FUREIDIS
GHUBAIYAT
HADERA
HAIFA
IBILLIN
IJZIM
ISFIYA
JABA
KABARA
KAFRIM
KAFR LAM
KAFR QARI
KHIRBAT DAMUN
KHIRBAT LID
KHUBBEIZA
KHUREIBA
EL MANSI
EL MAZAR
NESHER
DARDES HANNA
QANNIR
QISARIYA
RIHANIYA
SABBARIN
SARAFAND
SHAFA AMR (URBAN)
SHAFA AMR (RURAL)
SINDIYANA
TANTURA
TIRA
QUS-QUS TABUN
UMM ESH SHAUF
UMM EZ ZINNAT
WADI ARA
WALDHEIM
YAJUR
QIRA WA QAMUN
720
550
2,290
310
620
820
90
4,120
210
270
290
110

280
620
2,170
650
790
780
1,130

35,940
600
2,830
180
1,140
120
920
340
1,510
340
640
290
-
1,180
210
1,430
670
750
930
240
1,670
290
1,380
3,560
1,250
1,470
5,240
370
480
1,450
230
150
560
410
60

160



20







20
26,570
1,060
140
300









20




30

30

1,560


20
30


20

110
50
2,040








290


1,310


















690
720
550
2,290
310
620
820
150
4,120
370
270
290
110
2,060
280
620
2,170
650
790
780
1,130
20
62,800
1,660
2,970
1,790
1,140
120
920
340
1,510
340
640
290
-
1,200
210
1,430
670
750
960
240
1,700
290
3,630
3,560
1,250
1,490
5,270
370
480
1,470
230
260
610
410

TOTAL
85,590 30,200 4,330 120,120

 
NON-JEWISH POPULATION
JENIN SUB-DISTRICT
 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
NURIS
SANDALA
MAZAR
EIN EL MANSI
UMM EL FAHM
ZIRIN
ZALAFA
570
270
270
90
5,430
1,420
340
60 570
270
270
90
5,490
1,420
340
TOTAL 8,390 60 8,450


 
NON - JEWISH POPULATION
TULKARM SUB-DISTRICT
 

 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
BAQA EL GHARBIYA
FARDISIYA
GHABAT KAFRSUR
JALJULIYA
JATT
KAFR BARA
KAFR QASIM
KAFR SABA
KHIRBAT BEIT LID
NAZLAT ISA
QALANSWWA
QAQUN
RAML ZEITA
TALYIBA
TIRA
UMM KHALID
WADI HAWARITH NORTH
WADI HAWARETH SOUTH
WADI QABBANI
2,240
20
740
740
1,120
150
1,460
1,270
460
380
1,540
1,970
140
4,290
3,180
960
850
480
320
10 2,240
20
740
740
1,120
150
1,460
1,270
460
380
1,540
1,970
140
4,290
3,180
970
850
480
320
TOTAL 22,310 10 22,320

 
NON - JEWISH POPULATION
JAFFA SUB-DISTRICT
 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
ABU KISHK
BEIR DAJAN
BIYAR ADAS
FAJJA
HARAM EL
JAFFA
JALIL QUBLIYA
JALIL SHAMALIYA
JAMMASIN EL GHARBI
JAMMASIN ESH SHARQI
JARISHA
KAFR ANA
KHERIYA
MASUDIYA
EL MIRA
EL MUWEILIH
PETAH TIQVA
RANTIYA
SAFIRIYA
SALAMA
SAQIYA
SARONA
SAWALIMA
SHEIKH MUWANNIS
TEL AVIV
WILHELMA
YAHUDIYA
YAZUR
NOMADS
1,900
3,710
300
1,200
520
50,880
470
190
1,080
730
190
2,800
1,400
830
170
360
140
590
3,070
6,670
1,100

800
1,930
130

5,630
4,010
2,270
130



15,400






20
20


10


60

150


230
240
20
20
30


















300
1,900
3,710
300
1,200
520
66,310
470
190
1,080
730
190
2,800
1,420
850
170
360
150
590
3,070
6,730
1,100
150
800
1,930
660
240
5,650
4,030
2,270
TOTAL 93,070 16,300 330 109,700

 
NON - JEWISH POPULATION
RAMLE SUB-DISTRICT
 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
ABU FADL
ABU SHUSHA
AQIR
BARFILIYA
BARRIYA
BASH-SHIT
BEIR JIZ
BEIT NABALA
BEIT SHANNA
BEIT SUSIN
BIR MAIN
BIR SALIM
BURJ
DANIYAL
DEIR ABU SALAME
DEIR MUREISIN
DEIR TARIF
HADITHA
IDHNIBRA
INNABA
JILYA
JIMZU
JINDAS
KHALAYIL
KHARRUBA
KHEIMA
KHIRBAT BEIR FAT
KHIRBAT BUWEIRA
KHIRBAT EDH DHUHEIRIYA
KHURBAT QUBEIBA
KHURBAT ZAKARIYA
KHULDA
KUNALYISA
LYDDA
MAJDAL YABA
MANSURA
MUGHAR
MUKHEIZIN
MUZEIRIA
NAANA
NABI RUBIN
QATRA
QAZAZA
EL QUBAB
QUBEIBA
QULA
RAMLE
SAJAD
SALBIT
SARAFAND EL AMAR
SARAFAND EL KHARAB
SEIDUN
SHAHMA
SHILTA
TINA
TIRA
UMM KALKHA
YIBNA
ZARNUQA
WADI HUNEIN
510
870
2,480
730
510
1,620
550
2,310
210
210
510
410
480
410
60
460
1,750
760
490
1,420
330
1,510
-
-
170
190
300
190
100
-
-
280
40
14,910
1,520
90
1,740
200
1,160
1,450
1,420
1,210
940
1,980
1,720
1,010
11,900
370
510
1,910
930
210
280
100
750
1,290
60
5,400
2,380
1,620
1,840





20






3,260


40
110






20
10 510
870
2,480
730
510
1,620
550
2,310
210
210
510
410
480
410
60
460
1,750
760
490
1,420
330
1,510
-
-
170
190
300
190
100
-
-
280
40
16,760
1,520
90
1,740
200
1,160
1,470
1,420
1,210
940
1,980
1,720
1,010
15,160
370
510
1,950
1,040
210
280
100
750
1,290
60
5,420
2,380
1,620
TOTAL 76,920 5,290 10 82,220

 
NON - JEWISH POPULATION
JERUSALEM SUB-DISTRICT

 

 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
BEIT THUL
BEIT NAQQUBA
DEIR YASIN
EIN KARIM
DEIR AMR
BEIT MAHSIR
BEIT UMM EL MEIS
DEIR RAFAT
BUREIJ
BEIT JIMAL
DEIRABAN
JARASH
DEIRELHA
DEIR EL SHEIKH
BEIT ITAB
ALLAR
JERUSALEM
QARYAT EL INAB
QALUNIYA
LIFTA
MALIHA
QASTAL
SUBA
KHIRBAT EL UMUR
KHIRBAT LAUZ
SATAF
EL JURA
WALAJA
SARIS
KASLA
KHIRBAT ISMALLAH
SARA
SUFLA
RAS ABU AMAR
QABU
WADI FUKIN
AQQUR
ARTUF
ISHWA
ISLIN
NATAF
260
240
610
2,510
10
2,400
70
330
710
120
2,090
190
60
210
540
440
10,000
820
900
2,530
1,930
90
620
270
450
540
420
1,650
560
280
20
340
60
620
260
280
40
350
620
260
40
670



100
10
120
10


10


12,000
40
10
20
10
260
240
610
3,180
10
2,400
70
430
720
240
2,100
190
60
220
540
440
22,000
860
910
2,550
1,940
90
620
270
450
540
420
1,650
560
280
20
340
60
620
260
280
40
350
620
260
40
TOTAL 34,740 13,000 47,740

 
NON - JEWISH POPULATION
HEBRON SUB-DISTRICT
 

 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
BEIT NATTIF
ZAKARIYA
AJJUR
MUGHALLIS
TELL ES SAFI
DEIR ED DURBAN
BARQUSIYA
ZIKRIN
RANA
KIDNA
ZEITA
BEIT JIBRIN
KHIRBAT UMM BURJ
DEIR NAKHAS
QUBEIBA
DAWAYIMA
2,150
1,180
3,720
540
1,290
730
330
960
190
450
330
2,430
140
600
1,060
3,710
10 2,150
1,180
3,730
540
1,290
730
330
960
190
450
330
2,430
140
600
1,060
3,710
TOTAL 19,810 10 19,820

 
NON-JEWISH POPULATION
GAZA SUB-DISTRICT

 

 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
ARAB SUKREIR
BARBARA
BARQA
BATANI GHARBI
BATANI SHARQI
BEIR AFFA
BEIT DARAS
BEIT JIRJA
BEIT TIMA
BILINE ARD EL ISHRA
BUREIR
DEIR SUNEID
FULUJA
HAMAMA
HATTA
HIRBIYA
HUJ
HULEIQAT
IRDIS
IRAQ EL MANSHIYA
IRAQ SUWEIDAN
ISDUD
JALADIYA
JIYA
JULIS
JURA
JUSEIR
KARATIYA
KAUFAKHA
KAUKABA
KHIRBAT IKHZAA
KHIRBAT KHISAS
MAJDAL
MASMIYA KABIRA
MASMIYA SAGHIRA
MUHARAQA
NAJD
NIILYA
QASTINA
SAWAFIR ELGHARBI
SAWAFIR ESH SHARQI
SAWAFIR ESH SHAMALI
SUMMEIL
SUMSUM
TELL ET TURMUS
YASUR
390
2,410
890
980
650
700
2,750
940
1,060
180
2,740
730
4,670
5,000
970
2,200
810
420
540
2,010
660
4,620
360
1,230
1,030
2,420
1,180
1,370
500
680
990
150
9,820
2,510
530
580
620
1,310
890
1,030
960
680
950
1,290
760
1,070
10

40
















90
10






10
390
2,410
890
980
650
700
2,750
940
1,060
180
2,740
730
4,670
5,010
970
2,240
810
420
540
2,010
660
4,620
360
1,230
1,030
2,420
1,180
1,370
500
680
990
150
9,910
2,520
530
580
620
1,310
890
1,030
970
680
950
1,290
760
1,070
TOTAL 69,230 160 69,390
 
NON-JEWISH POPULATION
BEERSHEBA SUB-DISTRICT
 

 
VILLAGE

MOSLEMS
CHRISTIANS
OTHERS
TOTAL
BEERSHEBA

NOMADS
5,360

47,980
200 10 5,570

47,980
TOTAL 53,340 200 10 53,550



 
APPENDIX C



GALILEE
 


 
VILLAGE
1945
End of 1948
SULAM
DAHI
NAIN
TAMRA
KAFR MISR
NAURA
TAYIBA
EIN MAHIL
DABURIYA
470
110
270
160
330
340
280
1,040
1,290
284
108
259
148
213
248
286
845
1,048
TOTAL 4,290 3,439


 

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