Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 20, 1948
Distance from district center	15 (km) Southwest of Tulkarm
Elevation from the sea	50 (meters)
Map location	See location number #15 on the map
Israeli military operation	Coastal Clearing
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Miska was completely destroyed with the exception of boys' elementary school and its mosque. It should be noted that Miska was destroyed based on the orders of a Jewish National Fund official, Yosef Weitz.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Miska inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 4,924 Jewish 2,976 Public 176 Total 8,076
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 1,115 1,196 Irrigated & Plantation 304 83 Planted W/ Cereal 3,245 1,683 Built up 88 14 Cultivable 4,664 2,962 Non-Cultivable 348 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 19th century 300 1922 443 1931 635 1945 1,060 (180 Jewish) 1948 1,021 Est. Refugees 1998 6,269
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 123 1948 197
Town's name through history	Miska was founded by descendants of the Arabian tribe of Miskain in the early days of the Islamic conquest in the 7th century.
Schools	Miska had an elementary school for boys which is still standing.
Religious institutions	One mosque which remain standing.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	'En ha-Choresh, Giv'at Chayyirn, and Achituv.
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More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

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Town Today

The site is covered with citrus groves; cactuses grow along the perimeter of these groves. The two-room school still stands and is used as housing for the watchmen who guard the orchards. The mosque serves as a storehouse for bales of hay and agricultural tools. The large cement fragments of a demolished enclosure built around the village well are visible. Most of the surrounding land has been planted by Israelis with citrus trees.

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