• Al- Mujaydil District of Nazareth

Israeli occupation date: July 14^th-15^th, 1948.

It was located at 6 km South West of Nazareth.

About 1,200 refugees from al-Mujaydil had reportedly reached Nazareth by the end of July, 

1948. It was mostly destroyed with the exception of the monastery and a partially destroyed 

church. Al-Mujaydil inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

In (1931): 293 (includes 'Arab al-Khurayfat). There were two elementary schools in

al-Mujaydil, one for boys and the other for girls. The village had a Roman Catholic Church 

and a monastery. The village is situated on the southern slopes of Wadi al-Mujaydil. 

Several springs flowed in the vicinity of the Wadi al-Mujaydil.. Traces of a Roman road

were found close to the village.

Israeli settlements on town lands: Migdal ha-'Emeq (founded by Iranian Jews in in 1952)

and Yifat.

Land ownership before occupation

Ethnic Group                              Land Ownership

Arab                                                18,165

Jewish                                               485

Public                                               186

Total                                                18, 836

Population before Occupation

Year                               Population

1596                                               22

19^th Century                      800

1931                                               1,241

1945                                   1,900= 1,640 Muslims + 260 Christians