| Statistic/Fact |
Value |
| Israeli occupation date |
July 17, 1948 |
| Distance from district center |
29 (km) North East of Gaza |
| Elevation from the sea |
100 (meters) |
| Map location |
See location number #26 on the map |
| Israeli military operation |
Either Operation Barak or Operation Ya'ov |
| Israeli attacking brigade |
Third Battalion of the Giv'ati Brigade and the Ninth Commando Battalion of the Armored Brigade. |
| Defenders |
Egyptian Army |
| Exodus Cause |
Military assault by Jewish troops |
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis |
The village was completely destroyed and only house rubble left behind. |
| Ethnically cleansed by Israelis |
Karatiyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. |
| Land ownership before occupation |
| Ethnic Group |
Land Ownership (Dunums) |
| Arab |
13,346 |
| Jewish |
0 |
| Public |
363 |
| Total |
13,709 |
|
| Land usage in 1945 |
| Land Usage Type |
Arab (Dunum) |
| Irrigated & Plantation |
321 |
| Planted W/ Cereal |
12,928 |
| Built up |
48 |
| Cultivable |
13,249 |
| Non-Cultivable |
412 |
|
Population
before occupation |
| Year |
Population |
| 1596 |
253 |
| 1922 |
736 |
| 1931 |
932 |
| 1945 |
1,370 |
| 1948 |
1,589 |
| Est. Refugees 1998 |
9,759 |
|
| Number of houses |
| Year |
Number of houses |
| 1931 |
229 |
| 1948 |
390 |
|
| Town's name through history |
The Crusades built in Karatiyya a castle which was known by Galatie, from which it may have picked its name from. |
| Schools |
Karatiyya had an elementary school for boys which was founded in 1922, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 128 students. |
| Religious institutions |
One mosque |
| Nearby wadies & rivers |
Wadi al-Mufrid bordered the village from the east. |
| Archeological sites |
Karatiyya contained number of khirbats dating from the days of the Mamluks and the Crusades periods. |
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands |
Qomemiyyut, Nehora, and Rewacha. |
| Related Maps |
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