Al-Ruways

Al-Ruways الرويس al-Ruweis
Etymology: "The little hilltop", or "headland"[1]
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 / 32.86389°N 35.17806°E / 32.86389; 35.17806
Palestine grid	167/252
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Acre
Date of depopulation	July 15–16, 1948[4]
Area [3]
• Total	1,163 dunams (1.163 km2 or 287 acres)
Population  (1945)
• Total	330[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces

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.