Al-Burj, Khirbat
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Al-Burj was a Palestinian
Arab
village in the District of Haifa
. It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War
on February 15, 1948. It was located 34.5 km south of Haifa
. al-Burj contained a khirbat named Tel al-Burayj.
The village lands consisted of 5,291 Dunums, 15 of which were owned by Arabs, 4,933 owned by Jews, and 343 were public.
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
village in the District of Haifa
District of Haifa
The District of Haifa was an administrative district of the British Mandate of Palestine that covered the northern Mediterranean coast of regional Palestine, southwestern Galilee, and the Wadi Ara region. It was disintegrated after the British withdrawal from the area. Prior to and during the 1948...
. It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War
1948 Palestine war
The 1948 Palestine war refers to the events in the British Mandate of Palestine between the United Nations vote on the partition plan on November 30, 1947, to the end of the first Arab-Israeli war on July 20, 1949.The war is divided into two phases:...
on February 15, 1948. It was located 34.5 km south of Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
. al-Burj contained a khirbat named Tel al-Burayj.
The village lands consisted of 5,291 Dunums, 15 of which were owned by Arabs, 4,933 owned by Jews, and 343 were public.
External list
- Welcome To al-Burj, Khirbat
- al-Burj, Khirbat from Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre