Al-Faluja Town
al-Faluja was a Palestinian Arab village in the British Mandate for Palestine, located 30 kilometers northeast of Gaza City. Al-Faluja absorbed settlers from various areas, including Dura.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: village in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “Al-Faluja”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hatta and Tel Erani.
Hatta
Ruins
Hatta was a Palestinian Arab village of 1,125 inhabitants that was depopulated after a July 17, 1948 assault by Israeli forces of the Givati Brigade during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Hatta is situated 3 km north of Al-Faluja Town.
Tel Erani
Archaeological site
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Tel Erani or Tell esh-Sheikh Ahmed el-ʿAreini is a multi-period archaeological site on the outskirts of Kiryat Gat in the Southern District of Israel. It is also known by the name ʻIrâq el-Menshiyeh, although thought to have borne the original Arabic name of Menshiyet es-Saḥalīn. Tel Erani is situated 3½ km southeast of Al-Faluja Town.
Kiryat Gat
Railway station
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The Kiryat Gat railway station is an Israel Railways station in Kiryat Gat, situated on the Railway to Beersheba. It is located in the industrial zone in the east of Kiryat Gat. Kiryat Gat is situated 3½ km southeast of Al-Faluja Town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shahar and Kiryat Gat.
Shahar
Village
Shahar is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located about three kilometres west of Kiryat Gat and one kilometre east of Nir Hen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 890. Shahar is situated 2½ km west of Al-Faluja Town.
Kiryat Gat
Town
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kiryat Gat also spelled Qiryat Gat, is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It lies 56 km south of Tel Aviv, 43 km north of Beersheba, and 68 km west southwest of Jerusalem. Kiryat Gat is situated 3 km southeast of Al-Faluja Town.
Aluma
Village
Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aluma is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the southern coastal plain around three kilometers north-west of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,706. Aluma is situated 3 km north of Al-Faluja Town.
Al-Faluja Town
- Categories: village, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, and historic site
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.62537° or 31° 37′ 31″ northLongitude
34.74928° or 34° 44′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8G3PJPGX+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 5132838822OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2777849
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Al-Faluja Town” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الفالوجة”
- Arabic: “الفالوجه”
- Arabic: “بلدة الفالوجة”
- Arabic: “فالوجة”
- Arabic: “كريات غات”
- Chinese: “法魯雅”
- Czech: “Al-Faluja”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الفالوجه”
- French: “Falouja”
- Hebrew: “אל פאלוג’ה”
- Hebrew: “אל פלוג’ה”
- Hebrew: “אל-פאלוג’ה”
- Hebrew: “פלוג’ה”
- Hebrew: “פלוגות”
- Hebrew: “צומת פלוגות”
- Indonesian: “Al-Faluja”
- Japanese: “アル・ファルージャ”
- Persian: “الفالوجه”
- Polish: “Al-Faludża”
- Polish: “Al-Faluja”
- Urdu: “الفالوجہ”
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Highlights include Egyptian Burma Road and Kretchnif.
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