Al-Jiyya
al-Jiyya (Arabic: الجية, also transliterated Algie) was a Palestinian village that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was located 19 kilometers northeast of Gaza City and had a population of 1,230, according to a 1945 survey. The village was occupied by Israel's Giv'ati Brigade on the 4th November 1948 during Operation Yoav.
al-Jiyya
الجية al-Jeya, al-Jiya, Ed-Deir, Ejjeh | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: "water collector" | |
1870s map
1940s map
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1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Jiyya (click the buttons) | |
al-Jiyya Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′46″N 34°35′53″E | |
| Palestine grid | 111/115 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | November 4–5, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,506 dunams (8.5 km2 or 3.3 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,230 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Beit Shikma, Ge'a |
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