In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian town that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war”. Today it says “ottoman fortress in the western upper galilee”.
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Jiddin, Khirbat' was a Palestinian town that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war . Number of houses n/a Historical names Israeli settlement(s) Yechi'am , Qiryat , Ga'ton Public structures n/a1
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former Arab villages in Palestine Khirbat Jiddin ( ) is former Palestinian village in the Galilee located 16 km northeast from city of Acre .According to a 1945 census the village had a population of approximately 1,500 Arabs .
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former Arab villages in Palestine For the Yehi'am Fortress/Judin Castle see this link .Khirbat Jiddin ( ) is the site of the Crusader castle of Judin, built by the Teutonic Order after 1220 in the western Upper Galilee , 16 km northeast of the city of Acre , which at the time was the capital of the Crusader kingdom .The castle was destroyed by the Mamluk sultan Baibars sometime between 1268-1271 and lay in ruins until being rebuilt and expanded by the Bedouin ruler Dhaher al-Omar as Qal'at Jiddin (Jiddin Castle) in the 1760s, only to be destroyed again around 1775 by Jezzar Pasha .The ruined fortress, known as Khirbat Jiddin (lit."ruins of Jiddin"), was later inhabited by the al-Suwaytat Bedouin tribe.According to a 1945 census, there were 1,500 Muslims living in the area.Khirbat Jiddin land totaled 7,587 dunums, of which however all but 34 were officially listed as non-cultivable; 4,238 were owned by Arabs and 3,349 dunums owned by Jews .Kibbutz Yehiam was established in the area in 1946.The establishment of the kibbutz is described on its own Wikipedia page .Today the remains of the castle are in Yehi'am Fortress National Park .
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Place in Acre, Mandatory Palestine Khirbat Jiddin ( ), known in the Kingdom of Jerusalem as Judin , was an Ottoman fortress in the western Upper Galilee , originally built by the Teutonic Order after 1220 as a crusader castle , 16 km northeast of the city of Acre , which at the time was the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem .The castle was destroyed by the Mamluk sultan Baibars sometime between 1268-1271 and lay in ruins until being rebuilt and expanded by the Arab ruler Zahir al-Umar as Qal'at Jiddin ( ) in the 1760s, only to be destroyed again around 1775 by Jazzar Pasha . The ruined fortress, known as Khirbat Jiddin, was later inhabited by the al-Suwaytat Bedouin tribe. According to a 1945 census, there were 1500 Muslims living in the area.Khirbat Jiddin land totaled 7587 dunums, of which however all but 34 were officially listed as non-cultivable; 4238 were owned by Arabs and 3349 dunums owned by Jews . Kibbutz Yehiam was established in the area in 1946. The establishment of the kibbutz is described on its own Wikipedia page . Today the remains of the castle are the central part of Yehi'am Fortress National Park .Morris, 2004, p. xxi , settlement #30 | unit_pref = dunam | area_total_dunam = 7,587Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics.
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Place in Acre, Mandatory Palestine Khirbat Jiddin ( ), known in the Kingdom of Jerusalem as Judin , was an Ottoman fortress in the western Upper Galilee , originally built by the Teutonic Order after 1220 as a crusader castle , 16 km northeast of the city of Acre , which at the time was the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem . The castle was destroyed by the Mamluk sultan Baibars sometime between 1268-1271 and lay in ruins until being rebuilt and expanded by the Arab ruler Zahir al-Umar as Qal'at Jiddin ( ) in the 1760s, only to be destroyed again around 1775 by Jazzar Pasha . The ruined fortress, known as Khirbat Jiddin, was later inhabited by the al-Suwaytat Bedouin tribe. According to a 1945 census, there were 1500 Muslims living in the area. Khirbat Jiddin land totaled 7,587 dunums, of which however all but 34 were officially listed as non-cultivable; 4,238 were owned by Arabs and 3,349 dunums owned by Jews . Kibbutz Yehiam was established in the area in 1946. Today the remains of the castle are the central part of Yehi'am Fortress National Park . Morris, 2004, p. xxi , settlement #30 | unit_pref = dunam | area_total_dunam = 7,587Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics.
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Crusader fortress in the Upper Galilee Place in Acre, Mandatory Palestine Khirbat Jiddin ( Arabic : خربة جدين , lit. ' ruins of Jiddin ' ), known in the Kingdom of Jerusalem as Judin , was an Ottoman fortress in the western Upper Galilee , originally built by the Teutonic Order after 1220 as a crusader castle , 16 km northeast of the city of Acre , which at the time was the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem . The castle was destroyed by the Mamluk sultan Baibars sometime between 1268-1271 and lay in ruins until being rebuilt and expanded by the Arab ruler Zahir al-Umar as Qal'at Jiddin ( Arabic : قلعة جدين , lit. ' castle of Jiddin ' ) in the 1760s, only to be destroyed again around 1775 by Jazzar Pasha . The ruined fortress, known as Khirbat Jiddin, was later inhabited by the al-Suwaytat Bedouin tribe. According to a 1945 census, there were 1500 Muslims living in the area. Khirbat Jiddin land totaled 7,587 dunums, of which, however, all but 34 were officially listed as non-cultivable; 4,238 were owned by Arabs and 3,349 dunums owned by Jews . Kibbutz Yehiam was established in the area in 1946. Today the remains of the castle are the central part of Yehi'am Fortress National Park . Morris, 2004, p. xxi , settlement #30 "Yeruham National Park, English version, 18/8/2013" .
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palestinian town that was captured by israel during the 1948 arab-israeli war
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ottoman fortress in the western upper galilee
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