Ajjur

Ajjur' was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

Ajjur
District	District of Hebron
Location	24 km northwest of Hebron
Israeli occupation date	July 23-24, 1948
Israeli military operation	Operation Yo'av
Israeli attacking brigade	Fourth batallion of Giv'ati Brigade
Remaining population after occupation	0
Remaining structures after occupation	A few houses
Population	1596 1931 1945 193 2,917 3,730
Number of houses	1931: 566
Historical names	Caananite name n/a Roman name n/a Crusader name n/a
Israeli settlement(s)	Agur, Tzafririm, Giv'at Yesh'ayahu, Li-'On, Tirosh
Public structures	Two mosques, two schools, four shrines

See also

• List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

External Links & References

• http://www.palestineremembered.com/Hebron/Ajjur/index.html