al-Mujaydil
المْجيدل | |
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Etymology: The little watch-tower[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°40′42″N 35°14′39″E / 32.67833°N 35.24417°E | |
Palestine grid | 173/231 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Nazareth |
Date of depopulation | 15 July 1948[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 18,836 dunams (18.836 km2 or 7.273 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,900[2][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Migdal HaEmek, Yifat |
Al-Mujaydil (Arabic: المْجيدل (also: al-Mujeidil[5]) was an Arab-Palestinian village located 6 km southwest of Nazareth. Al-Mujaydil was one of a few towns that achieved local council status by the Mandatory Palestine government. In 1945, the village had a population of 1,900 and total land area of 18,836 dunams – mostly Arab-owned. The population was partly Christian and the town contained a Roman Catholic church and monastery.
After the 1948 depopulation of Palestine, it was destroyed and overbuilt by Migdal HaEmek.