The District of Jerusalem

Al-Burayi

The name of Al-Burayj was derived from the Greek purgos meaning a tower. The village had a mosque, an Orthodox monastery, several cisterns.

Al-Burayj  now part of a large military base called Kanaf Staim(Stain) (Wing Two). A large area is fenced in, and a watchtower has been built. The site is inaccessible to the public.

Bibliography and references

• We have avoided cluttering the tabulated data with sources and references to minimize viewers distractions. The sources and the reference materials of our website are as the following:-

• Our references in order of primary sources concerning occupation date, Israeli military operation, Israeli attacking Brigade, Population ethnically cleansing, and Israeli settlements on town lands are from "The birth of the Palestinian refugee problem, 1947-1949 by Benny Morris "(see Map 2 and Map #3 on pages xiv-xx great for more details), The history of the Haganah, The history of the war of independence (both in Arabic translation from the "Institute for Palestine Studies"), Palestine Encyclopedia, Biladuna Filisteen by Mustafa Murad al-Dabagh, the great book "al-Nakba" by 'Aref al-'Aref, and last but not least "All That Remains" by Prof. Walid al-Khalidi.

• Our references in order of primary sources concerning elevation from the sea, distance from district center, land ownership, population, and number of houses are Palestine Encyclopedia, Biladuna Filisteen by Mustafa Murad al-Dabagh, and  Dictionary of Palestine villages during the British Mandate in Arabic language by Mahmoud Barham and Mohammad Kharoub.

• Our primary references concerning population in 1596 and in 19th century are based on the Ottomans tax record directly quoted from All That Remains by Dr. Walid Khalidi.

• Our primary references concerning archeological sites, brief village remains, religious institutions, and up to date field research about the status of each village plus confirming Israeli settlements on each village lands are based on All That Remains by Dr. Walid Khalidi, and Biladuna Filisteen by Mustafa Murad al-Dabagh