Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 15, 1948
Distance from district center	6 (km) South West of Nazareth
Elevation from the sea	230 (meters)
Map location	See location number #3 on the map
Israeli attacking brigade	Golani Brigade
Refugees' migration route	About 1,200 refugees from al-Mujaydil had reportedly reached Nazareth by the end of July, 1948.
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Mujaydil was mostly destroyed with the exception of the monastery and a partially destroyed church.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Mujaydil inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 18,165 Jewish 485 Public 186 Total 18,836
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 1,685 34 Area planted w/ olives 1,600 0 Planted W/ Cereal 15,037 437 Built up 34 0 Cultivable 16,722 471 Non-Cultivable 1,595 14
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 22 19th century 800 1912 853 1922 1,009 1931 1,241 1945 1,900 1948 2,204 Est. Refugees 1998 13,535
Number of houses	In (1931): 293 (includes 'Arab al-Khurayfat)
Schools	There were two elementary schools in al-Mujaydil, one for boys and the other for girls.
Local council	al-Mujaydil had a local council that administered its local affairs.
Religious institutions	The village had a Roman Catholic church and a monastery.
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village is situated on the southern slopes of Wadi al-Mujaydil.
Water supplies	Several springs flowed in the vicinity of the Wadi al-Mujaydil..
Archeological sites	Traces of a Roman road were found close to the village.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Migdal ha-'Emeq (founded by Iranian Jews in in 1952) and Yifat.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Most of the site is covered with a pine forest that serves as an Israeli park. The monastery and parts of the ( destroyed) church are the only remaining buildings on the site; monks still live in the monastery (see photos). Remnants of destroyed houses and the walls of a cemetery are visible. Cactuses and pomegranate, olive, and fig trees grow around the site, which is dotted with wells

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