Bayt Jirja
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Bayt Jirja or Beit Jerja (Arabic: بيت جرجه) was a Palestinian Arab village 15.5 km Northeast of Gaza. In 1931 the village consisted of 115 houses. It was overrun by Israeli forces during operation Yo'av in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Bayt Jirja was found depopulated in November 1948, during "clean up sweeps" to expel any partial inhabited villages and destroy village housing to prevent any possible re-occupation in the area.[5] The village was completely destroyed after the occupation and only one tomb remains.
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Bayt Jirja
بيت جرجه Beit Jerja | |
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Etymology: The house of the highway[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°36′11″N 34°34′51″E | |
Palestine grid | 110/112 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Gaza |
Date of depopulation | date unknown[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 8,015 dunams (8.015 km2 or 3.095 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 940[4][3] |
Current Localities | None |
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