Al-Ruways
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Al-Ruways (Arabic: الرويس), was a Palestinian Arab village on a rocky hill located 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) southeast of Acre and south of the village of al-Damun. Its population in 1945 was 330. Al-Ruways was depopulated following its capture by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
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Al-Ruways
الرويس al-Ruweis | |
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Etymology: "The little hilltop", or "headland"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°51′50″N 35°10′41″E | |
Palestine grid | 167/252 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Acre |
Date of depopulation | July 15–16, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,163 dunams (1.163 km2 or 287 acres) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 330[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
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