Barrat Qisarya

Coordinates: 32°30′34″N 34°54′33″E / 32.50944°N 34.90917°E / 32.50944; 34.90917
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Barrat Qisarya
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Geopolitical entity
Mandatory Palestine
SubdistrictHaifa
Date of depopulationmid-April, 1948[1]
Cause(s) of depopulationFear of being caught up in the fighting
Secondary causeExpulsion by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesOr Akiva[2]

Barrat Qisarya (

Arab Bedouin village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was ethnically cleansed during the Zionist invasion on February 15, 1948.[3] According to Morris in February 1948, the 'Arab al Sufsafi and Saidun Bedouin, who inhabited the dunes between Qisarya and Pardes left the area.[4] Evidence of previous occupation includes pieces of marble, pottery and glass, as well as ruined walls. It was located 32 km southwest of Haifa
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References

  1. ^ Morris, 2004, p. xviii, village #375. Also gives causes of depopulation.
  2. ^ Khalidi, 1992, pp. 154-155
  3. ISBN 978-1-85168-555-4
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  4. ^ Morris, 2004, p. 129

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