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Encyclopedia > Kawkaba

Kawkaba was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

Kawkaba
District District of Gaza
Location 25 km northeast of Gaza
Israeli occupation date October 20, 1948
Israeli military operation Operation Yoav
Israeli attacking brigade Givati Brigade
Remaining population after occupation 0
Remaining structures after occupation None
Population
1596 1931 1945
88 522 680
Number of houses 1931: 121
Historical names
Caananite name n/a
Roman name n/a
Crusader name Coquebel
Israeli settlement(s) Kokhav Mikha'el
Public structures A school

See also

  • List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

External Links & References

  • http://www.palestineremembered.com/Gaza/Kawkaba/

  Results from FactBites:
 
Welcome To Kawkaba (188 words)
Kawkaba shared its elementary school with the nearby villages of Bayt Tima and Hulayqat
Click here for more information about Kawkaba in Arabic and click here for more information in Hebrew.
According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
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