Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 20, 1948
Distance from district center	10 (km) Southwest of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	75 (meters)
Map location	See location number #44 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Har'el
Israeli attacking brigade	Giva'ti brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Mukhayzin was completely obliterated and defaced soon after occupation.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Mukhayzin inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Village clans or hamolas	Early 19th century, the tribe al-Wuhaydat was the first to settle in the village.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 10,942 Jewish 1,380 Public 226 Total 12,548
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Planted W/ Cereal 10,936 1,380 Cultivable 10,936 1,380 Non-Cultivable 232 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 79 1945 310 (110 Jewish) 1948 232 Est. Refugees 1998 1,425
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 19 1948 55
Town's name through history	al-Mukhayzin was named after the grains storage warehouses which were built in the village.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Chafetz Chayyim, Revadim, Yad Binyamin, and Beyt Chilqiyya.
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 village has been completely leveled so that only flat, cultivated fields can be seen. There is a mound of stone and debris, about 2.5 m high, at the southern edge of the site. "