Al-Ruways
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.
Al-Ruways
الرويس al-Ruweis | |
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| Etymology: "The little hilltop", or "headland" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Ruways (click the buttons) | |
Al-Ruways 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 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,163 dunams (1.163 km2 or 287 acres) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 330 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
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