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Hulayqat
District of Gaza
حليقات - חוליקאת
Ethnically cleansed days ago
 
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Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date May 12, 1948
Distance from district center 20.5 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea 100 (meters)
Map location See location number #37 on the map
Israeli military operation Operation Barak
Israeli attacking brigade Giv'ati Brigade
Village defenders Egyptian Army
Exodus Cause Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis
The village was completely defaced.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
Hulayqat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 6,902
Jewish 0
Public 161
Total 7,063
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation 115
Planted W/ Cereal 6,636
Built up 18
Cultivable 6,751
Non-Cultivable 294
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1922 251
1931 285
1945 420
1948 487
Est. Refugees 1998 2,992
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 61
1948 104
Archeological sites Hulayqat had many khirbats which contained cisterns, a pool, and fragments of marble and pottery
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands No settlements on village lands
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site is partially forested. There are sycalllore and Christ's-thorn trees and cactuses growing on the site. One of the old roads has been covered by a modern street."

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    Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008

    Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return?
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