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Welcome To Burayka - بريكة (السنديانات) (בוריכה)

District of Haifa
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Statistic & Fact Value
Occupation Date May 5, 1948
Distance From District 29 (km) South of Haifa
Elevation 100 (meters)
Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Detailswhat's new
Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction
Map Location See location #37 on the map

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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 Temains The village has been mostly destroyed.
Ethnically Cleansing Burayka inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Pre-Nakba
Land Ownership
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)*
Arab 1,864
Jewish 9,384
Public 186
**Total 11,434
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps
Land Usage
As of 1945
Land Usage Arab (Dunum)* Jewish (Dunum)*
Citrus Groves 0 254
Irrigated & Plantation 78 1,841
Planted W/ Cereal 1,538 1,421
Built up 15 0
Arable 1,616 3,516
Non-Arable 419 5,868
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Population
Year Population*
1922 249
1931 237
1945 290
1948 336
Est. Refugees 1998 2,066
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Number of Houses
Year Number of Houses
1931 45
1948 63
Near By Townswhat's new
Zikhron Ya'akov
         
Zikhron Ya'akov

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Kabara  
   al-Sindiyana

Safsafa
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
Who Usurped Village Lands
No settlements on village lands.
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Village Before Nakba

The village was situated on the western side of Mount Carmel, linked by a secondary road to the coastal highway. Its name meant 'small pool' in Arabic; the Crusaders called it Broiquet. In the late nineteenth century, the hilltop on which Burayka was situated was surrounded by wooded land. The modern layout of al-Burayka had an overall north-south orientation. Its houses were made of stone and either mud or cement. The village population was Muslim. A school was founded in 1889, under Ottoman rule, but was closed during the Mandate. Springs and wells provided water for domestic needs. The village economy was based on rainfed agriculture and animal husbandry. Grain was the chief crop, although there were also small numbers of fruit trees and olive trees. In 1944 a total of 1,538 dunums was planted in cereals, and 78 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards. In the vicinity was Khirbat Rusaysa, an artificial mound that probably dates to the Byzantine period. Another khirba (sometimes known as Khirbat Burayka) was close by; exposed building foundations were visible there.

Zionists Colonies on Village Lands

There are no Israeli settlements on village lands.

Village Today

The village site is a closed, military-industrial area.

Source

Dr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains.

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Bibliography and References

Display Name Clan/Hamolah Country of Residence
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محمد نبيل الجبالي - بريكه, حيفا
عبد الرحيم صبري صقر غزاوي غزاوي الرصيفة
حماده الجبالي - مصر , المنيا
wasim بريكة amman, jordan
ابراهيم جبالي عمان, الاردن
جبالي الجبالي الرصيفة, الاردن
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