Kuwaykat
Kuwaykat (Arabic: كويكات), also spelled Kuweikat, Kweikat or Kuwaikat, was a Palestinian village located 9 km northeast of Acre. It was depopulated in 1948.
Kuwaykat
كويكات | |
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Sheikh Abu Muhammad tomb | |
| Etymology: "Huts" (possibly) | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Kuwaykat (click the buttons) | |
Kuwaykat Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°58′16″N 35°08′48″E | |
| Palestine grid | 164/264 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Date of depopulation | 10 July 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,733 dunams (4.733 km2 or 1.827 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,050 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Beit HaEmek |
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