Al-Bira, Baysan
Al-Bira (Arabic: البيرة), is a depopulated former Palestinian village located 7.5 km north of Baysan. During Operation Gideon, the village was occupied by the Golani Brigade.
al-Bira
البيرة | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: the fortress | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Bira, Baysan (click the buttons) | |
al-Bira Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°36′29″N 35°30′14″E | |
| Palestine grid | 197/223 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Baysan |
| Date of depopulation | 16 May 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,866 dunams (6.866 km2 or 2.651 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 260 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
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