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| Kawfakha District of Gaza كوفخة - כופח'ה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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 IsraelisThe village has been completely obliterated with the exception of the village mosque (now functions as a horse stable)
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisKawfakha 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
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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. "
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 Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001Last reply posted on MARCH-10-2002 Sign Kawfakha's Guest Book - سجل الزوار |
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| Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج |
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| Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج |
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| Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى |
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| Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Last reply posted on APRIL-1-2008 Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return? هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟ |
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