Mughallis

Mughallis
مٌغلّس
Village
Etymology: Coming to water at the morning twilight, or making a raid at that time.
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Mughallis
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°43′45″N 34°52′57″E / 31.72917°N 34.88250°E / 31.72917; 34.88250
Palestine grid139/126
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictHebron
Date of depopulationJuly 9–10, 1948
Area
  Total
11,459 dunams (11.459 km2 or 4.424 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
  Total
540]
Cause(s) of depopulationInfluence of nearby town's fall
Current LocalitiesGefen

Mughallis (Arabic: مٌغلّس) was a Palestinian Arab village located 30.5 kilometers (19.0 mi) northwest of Hebron. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War between July 9–10, 1948 as part of Operation An-Far.