Bayt Jirja
Bayt Jirja or Beit Jerja was a Palestinian Arab village 15.5 km Northeast of Gaza. In 1931 the village consisted of 115 houses. It was overrun by Israeli forces during operation Yo'av in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.- Abandoned locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
- Description: depopulated Palestinian village in Gaza subdistrict
- Also known as“Bayt Jirjah”“Beit Jirja”
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Bayt Jirja
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Latitude
31.6° or 31° 36′ north
Longitude
34.58333° or 34° 35′ east
Open location code
8G3PHHXM+X8
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Bayt Jirja” goes by many names.
بيت جرجاArabic
بيت جرجةArabic
Bayt JirjaIndonesian
بیت جرجاPersian
بیت جرجہUrdu
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