al-Birwa
E1039429
al-Birwa was a Palestinian Arab village in the Galilee region that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palestinian Arab village
ⓘ
depopulated village ⓘ former village ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
al-Birweh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
el-Birweh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arabicName | البروة NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Haganah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israeli forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentState | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateDepopulated | 1948-06-11 ⓘ |
| depopulatedDuring | 1948 Arab–Israeli War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depopulationCause | military assault by Yishuv forces ⓘ |
| depopulationYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| distanceFromAcre_km | 10 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hadCemetery | yes ⓘ |
| hadChurch | yes ⓘ |
| hadMosque | yes ⓘ |
| hadOlivePresses | yes ⓘ |
| hadSchool | yes ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Acre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galilee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern District of Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
grain
ⓘ
olives ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity | agriculture ⓘ |
| mentionedInOttomanTaxRegisters | 1596 ⓘ |
| notableFormerResident |
Mahmoud Darwish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samih al-Qasim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ottomanEraPopulation1596 | 121 ⓘ |
| ottomanEraReligion1596 | Muslim ⓘ |
| periodOfContinuousInhabitation | at least from the Mamluk period ⓘ |
| population1922 | 807 ⓘ |
| population1931 | 996 ⓘ |
| population1945 | 1460 ⓘ |
| post1948OnVillageLands |
Ahihud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yasur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| post1948StatusOfBuildings | largely destroyed ⓘ |
| pre1948Subdistrict | Acre Subdistrict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Muslim ⓘ |
| religionMinority | Christian ⓘ |
| remnants |
cactuses
ⓘ
olive trees ⓘ stone rubble ⓘ |
| subregion | Western Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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