Kawfakha
Kawfakha' (Arabic: كوفخة) was a Palestinian village located 18 kilometers (11 mi) east of Gaza that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
Kawfakha
كوفخة Kaufakha | |
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Old mosque of Kawfakha, in 2000, presently used as a storehouse | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Kawfakha (click the buttons) | |
Kawfakha Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′42″N 34°39′42″E | |
| Palestine grid | 117/098 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | May 25, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,569 dunams (8.569 km2 or 3.309 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 500 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Nir Akiva |
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