Haifa

The village was located on the upper slopes of Mount Carmel, on the eastern edge of Wadi Falah. A secondary road connected it directly to Haifa, and another, shorter secondary road linked it to the main road leading to the city. During the Mandate period, the village was classified as a farm in the Palestine Index Gazetteer. The inhabitants of Khirbat al-Damun were Muslim and relied on animal husbandry and agriculture for their livelihood. Their primary crop was grain, althou

The village was situated on gently sloping land in the central coastal plain and was renowned for its citrus cultivation. In 1944, a total of 13 dunams of village land were irrigated or used for orchards. Nearby, the archaeological site of Tall al-Burj contained the foundations of buildings and granite columns. Occupation and Depopulation of the Village It is likely that the village was occupied during the early weeks of the fighting. The nearest Arab population center was th