Kuwaykat

Kuwaykat

Kuwaykat was a Palestinian village depopulated as a result of its capture by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

Kuwaykat
DistrictDistrict of Acre
Location9 km northeast of Acre
Date of captureJuly 10, 1948
Israeli military operationOperation Dekel
Israeli brigadeSheva' Brigade, Carmeli Brigade
Remaining population after capture0
Remaining structures after captureA shrine
Population
1596 1931 1945
300 789 1,050
Number of houses1931: 163
Historical names
Crusader name Coket
Israeli localityBeyt ha-'Emeq
Public structuresA mosque, a school, a shrine

See also

* List of villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

References

* [http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Kuwaykat/index.html Palestine Remembered - Kuwaykat]


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