Kuwaykat
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Kuwaykat (Arabic: كويكات), also spelled Kuweikat, Kweikat or Kuwaikat, was a Palestinian village located 9 km northeast of Acre. It was depopulated in 1948.
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Kuwaykat
كويكات | |
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Etymology: "Huts" (possibly)[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°58′16″N 35°08′48″E | |
Palestine grid | 164/264 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Acre |
Date of depopulation | 10 July 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,733 dunams (4.733 km2 or 1.827 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,050[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Beit HaEmek[5][6] |
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