 In the 1945 statistics the population of "El Walaja" was 1,650, all Muslims, and the total land area was 17,708 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.Of this, 17,507 dunams were owned by Arabs, 35 dunams were owned by Jews, and 166 were public property.2,136 dunams were for plantations and irrigable land, 6,227 for cereals, while 31 dunams were built-up (urban) land.