Kirad al-Baqqara

Kirad al-Baqqara was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 22, 1948, by the Palmach's First Battalion of Operation Yiftach.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as: “Akrad al Baqqarah”, “Akrād al Baqqārah”, and “Kirād el Baqqara”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Hazor and Yarda.

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, translated in LXX as Hasōr, and in Arabic Tell Waqqas or Tell Qedah el-Gul, is an archaeological tell at the site of ancient Hazor, located in the , north of the , in the northern Korazim Plateau. is situated 3 km west of Kirad al-Baqqara.

Ruins
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was a Palestinian hamlet in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1949 Palestine war. It was located 10.5 km northeast of Safad. The area is now part of Israel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mishmar HaYarden and Gadot.

Village
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is a moshav in northern . Located in the Korazim Plateau, on Highway 91 between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 962.

Village
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the Korazim Plateau, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 472.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern acquired in 1892 and settled in the second Aliyah, located on the Korazim Plateau, by the – Metulla road, it is approximately 35 kilometres south of the city of and falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council.

Kirad al-Baqqara

Latitude
33.0188° or 33° 1′ 8″ north
Longitude
35.60118° or 35° 36′ 4″ east
Elevation
128 metres (420 feet)
Open location code
8G5Q2J92+GF
Geo­Names ID
174105
Wiki­data ID
Q6414774
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kirad al-Baqqara” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أكراد البقارة”
  • Arabic: “كراد البقارة”
  • French: “Kirad al-Baqqara”
  • Persian: “کراد البقاره”
  • Urdu: “کراد البقارہ”

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