Khirbat Al-Taqa
Khirbat Al-Taqa | |
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Khirbat Al-Taqa | |
Arabic | خربة الطاقة |
Subdistrict | Baysan |
Coordinates | 32°36′42″N 35°32′14″E / 32.61167°N 35.53722°ECoordinates: 32°36′42″N 35°32′14″E / 32.61167°N 35.53722°E |
Palestine grid | 200/224 |
Date of depopulation | May 15, 1948 |
Khirbat Al-Taqa (Arabic: خربة الطاقة), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 15, 1948 under Operation Gideon. It was located 14 km north of Baysan nearby Wadi al-Bira which powered several mills in the village.
History
It was classified as a hamlet in the Palestine Index Gazetteer.[1]
Following the war the area was incorporated into the State of Israel and the land was left undeveloped.[1]
References
Bibliography
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
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