Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 30, 1948
Distance from district center	25 (km) South East of Haifa
Elevation from the sea	225 (meters)
Map location	See location number #25 on the map
Israeli military operation	The battle for Mishmar ha-'Emeq
Village defenders	Arab Liberation Army headed by Fawzi al-Qawuqji
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Rihaniyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 1,885 Jewish 0 Public 45 Total 1,930
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 73 Planted W/ Cereal 1,761 Built up 46 Cultivable 1,834 Non-Cultivable 50
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 266 1931 293 1945 240 1948 278 Est. Refugees 1998 1,710
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 55 1948 55
Schools	al-Rihaniyya had an elementary school for boys founded in 1888, but it was later closed during the British Mandate period.
Religious institutions	One mosque
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village was situated 3 km northwest of Wadi al-Mileh
Archeological sites	Khirbat Furayr lay about 1.5 km northwest of the village
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Ramat ha-Shofet & 'En ha-'Emeq
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The rubble of the houses lies in piles that are covered with dirt, bushes, and thorns. The village cemetery (now covered with cactuses) and a well are visible at the bottom of a hill north of the site."

• Video Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Ahmad and Rustam Ali al-Naji