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Mughallis

Mughallis
Mughallis is located in Mandatory Palestine
Mughallis
Mughallis
Arabic مٌغلّس
Subdistrict Hebron
Coordinates 31°43′45″N 34°52′57″E / 31.72917°N 34.88250°E / 31.72917; 34.88250Coordinates: 31°43′45″N 34°52′57″E / 31.72917°N 34.88250°E / 31.72917; 34.88250
Palestine grid 139/126
Population 540 (1945)
Date of depopulation July 9–10, 1948
Cause(s) of depopulation Influence of nearby town's fall
Current localities Gefen

Mughallis (Arabic: مٌغلّس‎‎) was a Palestinian Arab village located 30.5 kilometers (19.0 mi) northwest of Hebron.According to a census conducted in 1931 by the British Mandate authorities, Mughallis had a population of 447 inhabitants, in 93 houses. In 1945, it had a population of 540. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War between July 9–10, 1948 as part of Operation An-Far.



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