Al-Suwwana 22.12.42

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[Khirbet al-Suwaana was destroyed between 15-22 May 1948].

Police station supervising the surrounding villages and al-Basa [see village file]. It is an ancient farm, the dwelling place of Arab al-Samiya.

There are no water springs. There are 7 rainwater holes, 3 of which are new.

The residents get water from the Karkara spring in khirbet Zemah.

Roads the road along the border to al-Basa crosses the village; runs west to al-Basa, east to Iqrit [see the file]. The internal roads are not paved and in bad condition on rainy days. A bus from Acre runs to the village.

Buildings 5 houses of stone and loam, 15 gate-houses (ahel). The fence - stone and brambles.

Wadis Wadi Karkara to the north, Wadi al-Qarn to the south.

Khirbas [ruins] Khirbat Karkara to the south.

Livestock 100 heads of cattle, 500 goats.

Land two thousand divided dunams. The soil is red, forested.

Plantations harubs and olives.

Main crops: crops, olives, tobacco and goat breeding.

There are no land-owning effendis. Average land allowance per family - about 100 dunam. There are no families without land.

Have not developed new plots in recent years. Have not received land from the government. There is no irrigated land. 

Waqf There are no ties with the waqf.

Number of residents - 120, all from 'Aarb Al-Samiya. Number of men aged 18-48 - [???].

Important Family Al-Husha, with 40 members, its leader Majdi Husha.

Relations between the families are good and so are those with the neighbouring villages.

The Mukhtar Naif Hasan. There is no village committee.

Schools There is no school, artisans, shops, government officials, police or army recruits in the village.

Relations with the Jews there is strife between the villagers and the Jewish residents of Khirbat Zemah (Eilon) or Juila - about land. There are ties between the villagers and the Jews of Zemah from trade in commodities and manure, and no animosity.

During the Troubles [The Arab Revolt] nothing happened on the part of the villagers either against the government or the Jews. The army caused no damage and nobody was murdered by the rebels.