Al-Burayj
Al-Burayj or Bureij, lit. 'little tower', was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on October 19, 1948, during the first phase of Operation Ha-Har. The village was located 28.5 km west of Jerusalem.
Al-Burayj
البريج' | |
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| Etymology: The little tower | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Burayj (click the buttons) | |
Al-Burayj Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′25″N 34°55′52″E | |
| Palestine grid | 143/127 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Date of depopulation | Not known |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,080 dunams (19.08 km2 or 7.37 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 720 |
| Current Localities | Sdot MichaSdot Micha Airbase |
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