Al-Birwa

Al-Birwa was a Palestinian Arab village, located 10.5 kilometers east of . In 1945, it had a population of 1,460, of whom the majority were Muslims and a significant minority, Christians.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Ruin
  • Description: depopulated village
  • Also known as: “Al Birwa”, “Al-Birweh”, “Birwa”, “Birwah”, “Birwe”, and “El Birwa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cyclone Runway and Ahihud.

Aerodrome
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is an aerodrome.

Railway station
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railway station is a railway station in , . It is operated by Israel Railways and is located of the Karmiel line between Kiryat Motzkin and Karmiel. The station was opened on 20 September 2017. is situated 1½ km northwest of Al-Birwa.

Photo: קרלוס הגדול, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1 km northeast of Al-Birwa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ahihud and Yas’ur.

Village
Photo: Rav, Public domain.
is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern , about 9 km east of . It was founded in 1950, settled by Jewish refugees from . It belongs to the Moshavim Movement and falls within the jurisdiction of the Mateh Asher Regional Council.

Village
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Yas'ur is a kibbutz in northern . Located east of in the Western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 853.

Village
Photo: Almog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community settlement in northern . Located in the Galilee between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 1,316. is situated 3 km north of Al-Birwa.

Al-Birwa

Latitude
32.9° or 32° 54′ north
Longitude
35.18333° or 35° 11′ east
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
8G4QW52M+28
Geo­Names ID
295272
Wiki­data ID
Q2914542
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Al-Birwa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البروة (فلسطين)”
  • Arabic: “البروة”
  • Arabic: “البروه (فلسطين)”
  • Arabic: “قرية البروة”
  • Arabic: “قرية البروه”
  • Belarusian: “Аль-Бірва”
  • Danish: “Al-Birwa”
  • Dutch: “Al-Birwa”
  • Dutch: “Al-Birwah”
  • French: “Al-Birwa”
  • French: “Al-Birweh”
  • Hebrew: “א בירוה”
  • Hebrew: “א בירווה”
  • Hebrew: “א-בירוה”
  • Hebrew: “א-בירווה”
  • Hebrew: “אל בירוה”
  • Hebrew: “אל בירווה”
  • Hebrew: “אל-בירוה”
  • Hebrew: “אל-בירווה”
  • Indonesian: “Al-Birwa”
  • Italian: “Al-Birwa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Al-Birwa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Birwa”
  • Persian: “البروه”
  • Polish: “Al-Birwa”
  • Portuguese: “Al-Birweh”
  • Slovenian: “Al-Birwa”
  • Spanish: “Al-Birwa”
  • Swedish: “Al-Birwa”
  • Turkish: “El-Birva”
  • Urdu: “البروہ”

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