Beit Jirja

Bayt Jirja or Beit Jerja was a Palestinian Arab village 15.5 km Northeast of . In 1931 the village consisted of 115 houses. It was overrun by Israeli forces during operation Yo'av in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
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  • Ruins
  • Description: depopulated Palestinian village in Gaza subdistrict
  • Also known as
    “Bayt Jirja”
    “Bayt Jirjah”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gvar’am Amphitheater and Deir Sneid Egyptian Cemetery.
צביקרי, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a theater building, which is situated 2 km east of Beit Jirja.
Shayshal2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km southwest of Beit Jirja.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mavki’im and Yad Mordechai.
Ditiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mavki'im is a moshav in southern . is situated 2½ km north of Beit Jirja.
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is a kibbutz in . is situated 2½ km southwest of Beit Jirja.
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Gvar'am is a kibbutz in southern . is situated 3 km east of Beit Jirja.

Beit Jirja

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Latitude
31.6° or 31° 36′ north
Longitude
34.58333° or 34° 35′ east
Open location code
8G3PHHXM+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278478772
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q4874892

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Beit Jirja” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيت جرجا”
  • Arabic: “بيت جرجة”
  • Indonesian: “Bayt Jirja”
  • Persian: “بیت جرجا”
  • Urdu: “بیت جرجہ”

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