Kawkaba
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Kawkaba (Arabic: كوكبا), known to the Crusaders as Coquebel, was a Palestinian Arab village that was occupied by Israel during Operation Yoav during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and depopulated.
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Kawkaba
كوكبا Kaukaba | |
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Etymology: Star, or mountain, or donjon[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°37′51″N 34°39′46″E | |
Palestine grid | 117/115 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Gaza |
Date of depopulation | 12 May 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 8,542 dunams (8.542 km2 or 3.298 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 680[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Current Localities | Kokhav Michael[5] |
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