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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 12, 1948
Distance from district center	20.5 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	100 (meters)
Map location	See location number #37 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Barak
Israeli attacking brigade	Giv'ati Brigade
Village defenders	Egyptian Army
Exodus Cause	Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Hulayqat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 6,902 Jewish 0 Public 161 Total 7,063
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 115 Planted W/ Cereal 6,636 Built up 18 Cultivable 6,751 Non-Cultivable 294
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 251 1931 285 1945 420 1948 487 Est. Refugees 1998 2,992
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 61 1948 104
Archeological sites	Hulayqat had many khirbats which contained cisterns, a pool, and fragments of marble and pottery
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No settlements on village lands
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site is partially forested. There are sycalllore and Christ's-thorn trees and cactuses growing on the site. One of the old roads has been covered by a modern street."

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
وسام	خليل	دمشق
ABU HUSAM	SALAH	-
محمد صالح	-	غزة, فلسطين
Ayman abdallah khaleel	Khaleel	Amman, Jordan

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