History
| Maliha | |
| Arabic | المالحه |
| Sub-district | Jerusalem |
| Population | 1,940 (1948) |
| Area | 13,449 Arab owned dunums |
| Date of depopulation | 21 April 1948, 15 July 1948 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
| Secondary cause | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
In 1596, al-Maliha was part of the Ottoman Empire, nahiya (subdistrict) of Jerusalem under the Liwa of Jerusalem, with a population of 286. It paid taxes on wheat, barley, and olive and fruit trees, goats and beehives.
In the late 1870s the village was described as being of moderate size, standing high on a flat ridge. To the south was Ayn Yalu.
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