Iqrit
Iqrit was a Palestinian Christian village, located 25 kilometres northeast of Acre, in the western Galilee. In October 1948, the village's Palestinian Arab inhabitants were expelled by Zionist forces during the 1948 Palestine war, and the territory later became part of the new State of Israel.
- Ruin
- …has about 490 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 550 metres (1,804 feet)
- Description: village of Mandatory Palestine, depopulated in 1948
- Also known as“Açref”“Akrith”“Ikrit”“Iqreet”
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Iqrit
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Latitude
33.07532° or 33° 4′ 31″ north
Longitude
35.27567° or 35° 16′ 32″ east
Open location code
8G5Q37GG+47
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Iqrit” goes by many names.
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