Barqusya

Barqusya
Barqusya
Arabic
District Hebron
Coordinates
Population 330 (1945)
Area
Date of depopulation Not known[1]
Cause(s) of depopulation

Barqusya was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Hebron. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 9, 1948 under Operation An-Far. It was located 31 km northwest of Hebron.

In 1945 it had a population of 330. The village had one artesian well which was used in the late 19th century.

References

  1. ^ Morris, 2004, p.xix, village #291. Morris gives both cause and date for depopulation as "Not known"

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