Huj, Gaza
Huj (Arabic: هوج) was a Palestinian Arab village located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northeast of Gaza City. Identified as the site of the ancient Philistine town of Oga, the modern village was founded by the Ottomans in the early 19th century.
Huj
هوج al-Hug, Hojj, Houg | |
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Huj in 1948 | |
| Etymology: Possibly named after the prophet Og | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Huj, Gaza (click the buttons) | |
Huj Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°30′41″N 34°37′21″E | |
| Palestine grid | 114/102 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | May 31, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21,988 dunams (22.9 km2 or 8.8 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 810 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Dorot Havat Shikmim |
Situated in a hilly area on the northern edge of the Negev Desert, it was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
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