Mughallis

Mughallis
Mughallis
Arabic مٌغلّس
Subdistrict Hebron
Coordinates 31°43′45″N 34°52′57″E / 31.72917°N 34.88250°E / 31.72917; 34.88250Coordinates: 31°43′45″N 34°52′57″E / 31.72917°N 34.88250°E / 31.72917; 34.88250
Palestine grid 139/126
Population 540 (1945)
Date of depopulation July 9–10, 1948[1]
Cause(s) of depopulation Influence of nearby town's fall
Current localities Gefen

Mughallis (Arabic: مٌغلّس) was a Palestinian Arab village located 30.5 kilometers (19.0 mi) northwest of Hebron.According to a census conducted in 1931 by the British Mandate authorities, Mughallis had a population of 447 inhabitants, in 93 houses.[2] In 1945, it had a population of 540.[3] It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War between July 9–10, 1948 as part of Operation An-Far.

References

  1. Morris, 2004, p. xix, #271. Also gives cause of depopulation.
  2. Mills, 1932, p. 21
  3. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 50

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