Burayka
Village in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Burayka was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 5, 1948. It was located 29 km south of Haifa.
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Burayka
بريكة | |
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Village | |
Etymology: The little pool[3] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°33′29″N 34°58′32″E | |
Palestine grid | 148/213 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Haifa |
Date of depopulation | May 5, 1948[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 11,434 dunams (11.434 km2 or 4.415 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 290[5][4] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
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