Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 27, 1948
Distance from district center	14.5 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	125 (meters)
Map location	See location number #45 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Barak (lightening)
Israeli attacking brigade	Negev Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been mostly destroyed with the exception of its Diwan and its cemetery.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Muharraqa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 12 Jewish 0 Public 4,843 Total 4,855
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 12 Planted W/ Cereal 4,622 Built up 29 Cultivable 4,634 Non-Cultivable 192
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 457 1922 204 1931 422 1945 580 1948 673 Est. Refugees 1998 4,132
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 86 1948 137
Schools	The val-Muharraqa had an elementary school for boys founded in 1945, and when it opened its doors it had an enrollment of 60 students.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Archeological sites	The village contained mosaic floors, cisterns, and marble and pottery fragments.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Yakhini and Tequma
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site is marked by piles of rubble from buildings, including the village diwan (a meeting and guest house). There are also the remnants of a mill and a well. The cemetery, overgrown with wild vegetation, still exists"