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| Burayka District of Haifa بريكة - בוריכה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
May 5, 1948
Distance from district center
29 (km) South of Haifa
Elevation from the sea
100 (meters)
Map location
See location number #37 on the map
Israeli military operation
Either during the battle for Mishma Ha'emek or during operation Coastal Clearing.
Exodus Cause
Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisThe village has been mostly destroyed.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisBurayka inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
1,864
Jewish
9,384
Public
186
Total
11,434
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
0
254
Irrigated & Plantation
78
1,841
Planted W/ Cereal
1,538
1,421
Built up
15
0
Cultivable
1,616
3,516
Non-Cultivable
419
5,868
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
249
1931
237
1945
290
1948
336
Est. Refugees 1998
2,066
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
45
1948
63
Town's name through history
The Crusades referred to Burayka by Broiquet.
Schools
Burayka had a school which was founded during the Ottoman period in 1889, but was later closed during the British Mandate period.
Archeological sites
The village had Khirbat Burayka which contained an artificial mound, probably dating back to the Byzantine Period.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
No settlements on village lands.
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The village site is a closed, military-industrial area."
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