Barqusya

Barqusya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Hebron Subdistrict, depopulated in the 1948 Palestine War. It was located 31 km northwest of .
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  • 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.

Scenic viewpoint
Tell es-Safi was an Arab Palestinian village, located in the region on the southern banks of Wadi 'Ajjur, 35 kilometers northwest of , which had its Arab population expelled during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. is situated 2½ km northeast of Barqusya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gat and Al-Ghazi.

Locality
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
Gath or 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. is situated 2½ km northeast of Barqusya.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al-'Azi is an Arab village in central . Located just south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 192. is situated 4½ km northwest of Barqusya.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in south-central . Located a few kilometers north of and south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 733. is situated 4½ km southwest of Barqusya.

Barqusya

Latitude
31.68333° or 31° 41′ north
Longitude
34.83333° or 34° 50′ east
Elevation
169 metres (554 feet)
Open location code
8G3PMRMM+88
Geo­Names ID
295557
Wiki­data ID
Q4863089
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Barqusya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بركوسيا”
  • French: “Barqusya”
  • Hebrew: “ברקוסייה”
  • Indonesian: “Barqusya”
  • Persian: “برکوسیا”
  • Polish: “Barkusja”
  • Urdu: “برکوسیا”

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