Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 15, 1948
Distance from district center	5.5 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea	750 (meters)
Map location	See location number #26 on the map
Israeli attacking brigade	Irgun Zvai Leumi (IZL or ETZEL) and Yonathan Company of the Gadna (Palmach Youth Battalions).
Village defenders	Egyptian Muslim Brotherhoods operating south of Jerusalem alongside Palestinian guerrillas.
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Many houses remain standing and occupied by Israeli Jewish settlers, although few houses, on the south side, were demolished. al-Maliha's mosque remain standing, but it is CLOSED for worshipers, unless you have an idea on how to open it!
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Maliha inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Village clans or hamolas	In 1850, the village was the home of one of the most influential families in the Jerusalem Mountains, the al-Shaykha family.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,798 Jewish 922 Public 18 Total 6,828
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 2,613 5 Area planted w/ olives 1,370 0 Planted W/ Cereal 1,013 246 Built up 86 242 Cultivable 3,626 251 Non-Cultivable 2,194 429
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 286 1922 1,038 1931 1,410 1945 1,940 1948 2,250 Est. Refugees 1998 13,820
Number of houses	In (1931): 299 (includes 'Ayn Yalu)
Town's name through history	At one point al-Maliha was known also by Maliha al-Sughra.
Schools	One public elementary school for boys which remains standing.
Religious institutions	One large mosque known by 'Umar ibn al-Khattab and until this date it's still standing.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Manachat and Israeli Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Daniya
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Many houses are still standing and are occupied by Jewish families, although a few houses on the southern side of the village have been demolished. The inhabited houses are generally two-storey structures built of limestone, with arched windows and doors. Some houses have balconies with roofs that are supported by columns and circular arches. The school building is abandoned and its classrooms are filled with refuse. Some of the village streets are wide and paved while others are narrow alleys that are interrupted at points by limestone steps. The village mosque, with its tall, round minaret, still stands in the center of the village. It is closed and in a state of neglect. The village cemetery

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Salih Misleh al-Hilou, al-Maliha
• Video Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Rasmi Abu Ali