Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 9, 1948
Distance from district center	31 (km) Northwest of Hebron
Elevation from the sea	175 (meters)
Map location	See location number #6 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation An-Far
Israeli attacking brigade	Egyptian Muslim Brotherhoods, local Palestinian militias and some Arab Liberation Army volunteers
Israeli acts of terror	Massacre occured by Jewish troops against the town's inhabitants.
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Barqusya was completely obliterated and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Barqusya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 3,214 Jewish 0 Public 2 Total 3,216
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 28 Planted W/ Cereal 2,460 Built up 31 Cultivable 2,488 Non-Cultivable 697
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 158 1931 258 1945 330 1948 383 Est. Refugees 1998 2,351
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 53 1948 78
Schools	Barqusya's children used to attend school in the nearby village of Tall al-Safi, Hebron.
Religious institutions	One small mosque
Water supplies	The village has one artesian well which was drilled in the late 19th century.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No Israeli settlements on village lands.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links 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:
"No houses remain. Some graves can be seen amidst foxtail and khubbayza (mallow) plants. One of the graves has an inscribed tombstone resting on the superstructure. There are also the remnants of a well."

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