Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 25, 1948
Distance from district center	19 (km) East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	150 (meters)
Map location	See location number #44 on the map
Israeli military operation	Possibly Operation Barak
Israeli attacking brigade	Negev Brigade
Defenders	Egyptian Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely obliterated with the exception of the village mosque (now functions as a horse stable)
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Kawfakha inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 87 Jewish 0 Public 8,482 Total 8,569
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 87 Planted W/ Cereal 7,768 Built up 31 Cultivable 7,855 Non-Cultivable 683
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 203 1931 317 1945 500 1948 580 Est. Refugees 1998 3,562
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 56 1948 102
Schools	Kawfakha had an elementary school for boys.
Inhabitants place of origin	In the 19th century, Kawfakha was founded by people from Gaza city.
Religious institutions	The village had a well known mosque, which functions now as a horse stable by a Jewish settler.
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village was situated on the southern bank of Wadi Abu Shunnar..
Archeological sites	The village contained the remains of cisterns, marble columns, a Corinthian capital, mosaic walkways, and pottery
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Nir 'Aqiva
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Only the mosque remains, and it is used as a storehouse for animal fodder and as a horse stable. It is a stone structure with arched entrances and windows on all sides; its roof is topped by three shallow domes. "