Kaukaba

Kawkaba, known to the Crusaders as Coquebel, was a Palestinian Arab village that was occupied by Israel during Operation Yoav during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and depopulated.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: depopulated village in Gaza, Palestine
  • Also known as: “Kawkaba” and “Kawkabah”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include yeshivat ner zerach and Egypt army memorials in Israel.

University
Photo: Black lemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an university, which is situated 3½ km east of Kaukaba.

Memorial
Photo: Bukvoed, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 2½ km northeast of Kaukaba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kokhav Michael and Sde Yoav.

Village
is a moshav in southern . Located between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,113.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in southcentral . Located between the cities of , and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 640.

Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish between and , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 774. is situated 2½ km east of Kaukaba.

Kaukaba

Latitude
31.6302° or 31° 37′ 49″ north
Longitude
34.66749° or 34° 40′ 3″ east
Open location code
8G3PJMJ8+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278478634
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q6380011
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kaukaba” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوكبا”
  • French: “Kawkaba”
  • Hebrew: “כאוכבה”
  • Hebrew: “כוכבא”
  • Indonesian: “Kawkaba”
  • Italian: “Kawkaba (Libano)”
  • Persian: “کوکبا (روستای ویران‌شده فلسطینی)”
  • Persian: “کوکبا”
  • Polish: “Kaukaba”
  • Polish: “Kawkaba”
  • Urdu: “کوکیا”

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