Bayt Jirja
Bayt Jirja or Beit Jerja (Arabic: بيت جرجه) was a Palestinian Arab village 15.5 km Northeast of Gaza. In 1931 the village consisted of 115 houses. It was overrun by Israeli forces during operation Yo'av in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Bayt Jirja was found depopulated in November 1948, during "clean up sweeps" to expel any partial inhabited villages and destroy village housing to prevent any possible re-occupation in the area. The village was completely destroyed after the occupation and only one tomb remains.
Bayt Jirja
بيت جرجه Beit Jerja | |
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Farmers near Bayt Jirja threshing wheat in 1940 | |
| Etymology: The house of the highway | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Bayt Jirja (click the buttons) | |
Bayt Jirja Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°36′11″N 34°34′51″E | |
| Palestine grid | 110/112 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | date unknown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,015 dunams (8.015 km2 or 3.095 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 940 |
| Current Localities | None |
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