Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	December 31, 1947
Distance from district center	16 (km) Northeast of Jaffa
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #7 on the map
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Muwalih was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses, one of which belongs to Halim al-Jayyusi.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Late December 1947, Muwalih's inhabitants were terrorized into fleeing their homes.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 2,795 Jewish 376 Public 171 Total 3,342
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 949 0 Irrigated & Plantation 27 0 Planted W/ Cereal 1,796 376 Cultivable 2,772 376 Non-Cultivable 194 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 37 1945 360 1948 418 Est. Refugees 1998 2,565
Inhabitants place of origin	al-Muwaylih was founded by nomads who traced their ancestry to the 'Arab al-Malaha Bedouin tribe.
Nearby wadies & rivers	al-Muwalih was situated 1.5 km north of the al-'Awja River
Water supplies	Muwalih had several wells located east of the village.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Newe Yaraq and the Palestinian Town of Jaljulya.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates 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 very difficult to identify .Some of the houses still stand, deserted, amidst wild vegetation. One of them belonged to Halim al-Jayyusi, who later became a Jordanian cabinet minister. It is a two-storey, concrete structure with rectangular doors and windows and a stairway in front that leads to the second storey."

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