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.- Type: Abandoned locality
- Description: depopulated Palestinian village in Gaza subdistrict
- Also known as: “Bayt Jirjah”, “Beit Jirja”, and “بيت جرجة”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Gvar’am Amphitheater and Deir Sneid Egyptian Cemetery.
Deir Sneid Egyptian Cemetery
Cemetery
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mavki’im and Yad Mordechai.
Mavki’im
Village
Yad Mordechai
Village
Yad Mordechai is a kibbutz in Southern Israel. Yad Mordechai is situated 2½ km southwest of Bayt Jirja.
Bayt Jirja
- Categories: district, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, and former settlement
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.6° or 31° 36′ north
Longitude
34.58333° or 34° 35′ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
8G3PHHXM+X8
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Bayt Jirja” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيت جرجا”
- Indonesian: “Bayt Jirja”
- Persian: “بیت جرجا”
- Urdu: “بیت جرجہ”
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