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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 28, 1948
Distance from district center	15.5 (km) North East of Safad
Elevation from the sea	675 (meters)
Map location	See location number #29 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Hiram
Israeli attacking brigade	Ninth Battalion of the Sheva' (Seven) Brigade
Defenders	Local militia & Arab Liberation Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely destroyed
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Malikiyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 7,326 Jewish 0 Public 2 Total 7,328
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ olives 105 Planted W/ Cereal 4,225 Built up 55 Cultivable 4,225 Non-Cultivable 3,048
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 369 19th century 200 1931 254 1945 360 1948 418 Est. Refugees 1998 2,565
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 48 1948 78
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Malkiyya and an Israeli Army base.
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

Bibliography and References

Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi:
The area is a fenced-in military zone, and the site is inaccessible

Display Name

Clan/Hamolah

Country of Residence

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