Barqusya
Barqusya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Hebron Subdistrict, depopulated in the 1948 Palestine War. It was located 31 km northwest of Hebron.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Ruin
- Description: village in Hebron, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “Barqusiya”, “Barqūsiyā”, “Barqūsya”, “Barqusyah”, “Berkusieh”, “Berqusiye”, and “Berqusiyeh”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tel Tsafit.
Tel Tsafit
Scenic viewpoint
Tell es-Safi was an Arab Palestinian village, located in the Shephelah region on the southern banks of Wadi 'Ajjur, 35 kilometers northwest of Hebron, which had its Arab population expelled during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. Tel Tsafit is situated 2½ km northeast of Barqusya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gat and Al-Ghazi.
Gat
Locality
Gath or Gat was one of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis during the Iron Age. It was located in northeastern Philistia, close to the border with Judah. Gat is situated 2½ km northeast of Barqusya.
Al-Ghazi
Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-'Azi is an Arab village in central Israel. Located just south of Kfar Menahem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 193. Al-Ghazi is situated 4½ km northwest of Barqusya.
Nahala
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nahala is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located a few kilometers north of Kiryat Gat and south of Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 725. Nahala is situated 4½ km southwest of Barqusya.
Barqusya
- Categories: former settlement, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Barqusya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Barqusya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بركوسيا”
- French: “Barqusya”
- Hebrew: “ברקוסייה”
- Indonesian: “Barqusya”
- Polish: “Barkusja”
- Urdu: “برکوسیا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El azi and Luzit.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Be’er Barqos and Be’er Be‘alim.
Israel: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Tel Aviv, Haifa, Nazareth, and Carmel Range.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Barqusya”. Photo: Bienchido, CC BY-SA 3.0.