Welcome To al-Muwaylih - المويلح (אל-מוילח)

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Value

Occupation Date

December 31, 1947

Distance From District

16 (km) Northeast of Jaffa

Elevation

25 (meters)

Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Details

Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction

Map Location

See location #7 on the map

View from satellite

Exodus Cause

Military assault by Zionist troops

Village Temains

Muwalih was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses, one of which belongs to Halim al-Jayyusi.

Ethnically Cleansing

Late December 1947, Muwalih's inhabitants were terrorized into fleeing their homes.

Pre-Nakba
Land Ownership

Ethnic Group	Land Ownership (Dunums)*
Arab	2,795
Jewish	376
Public	171
**Total	3,342

*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps

Land Usage
As of 1945

Land Usage	Arab (Dunum)*	Jewish (Dunum)*
Citrus Groves	949	0
Irrigated & Plantation	27	0
Planted W/ Cereal	1,796	376
Arable	2,772	376
Non-Arable	194	0

*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics

Population

Year	Population*
1931	37
1945	360
1948	418
Est. Refugees 1998	2,565

*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics

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 Supply

Muwalih had several wells located east of the village.

Exculsive Jewish Colonies
Who Usurped Village Lands

Newe Yaraq and the Palestinian Town of Jaljulya.

Village Before Nakba

The village was situated on the central coastal plain, 1.5 km north of the al-'Awja River. It was about 1 km east of a highway leading to Tel Aviv, Jaffa, and neighboring villages. The village was founded by nomads who traced their ancestry to the 'Arab al-Malaha Bedouin; they settled in the area, initially building their houses around a spring, and later along the road to Ra's al-'Ayn (a nearby village that was deserted at the beginning of this century). The village houses were laid out in no particular pattern. The population was predominantly Muslim. During the Mandate, large landowners built villas amidst the outlying citrus and banana groves. In 1944/45 a total of 949 dunums was devoted to citrus and bananas and 1,796 dunums were allocated to cereals; 27 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards. Wells on its east side provided irrigation water.

Village Occupation and Ethnic Cleaning

It is difficult to determine when the villagers were displaced, but the village was probably occupied relatively early, in the first weeks of 1948. Located in an area of heavy Zionist settlement northeast of Tel Aviv, the village would have been within easy reach of a Haganah or Irgun strike. In the period between late December 1947 and late March 1948, a significant number of villages in this area were emptied, generally as a result of direct attacks.

Zionists Colonies on Village Lands

The settlement of Newe Yaraq (143171) was established in 1951, partly on village lands and partly on the lands of Jaljulya (a Palestinian village that still exists).

Village Today

The site is very difficult to identify. Some of the villas still stand, deserted, amidst wild vegetation. One of them belonged to Hashim 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. The other villas have been reduced to rubble. The land in the area is cultivated.

Source

Dr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains.

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