Al-Faluja Town

al-Faluja was a Palestinian Arab village in the British Mandate for Palestine, located 30 kilometers northeast of . Al-Faluja absorbed settlers from various areas, including .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: village in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as: “Al-Faluja”, “אל פאלוג’ה”, “אל פלוג’ה”, “פלוג’ה”, “פלוגות”, “צומת פלוגות”, “فالوجة”, and “كريات غات”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hatta and Kiryat Gat.

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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. is situated 3 km north of Al-Faluja Town.

Railway station
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The railway station is an Israel Railways station in , situated on the Railway to Beersheba. It is located in the industrial zone in the east of . is situated 3½ km southeast of Al-Faluja Town.

Archaeological site
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or Tell esh-Sheikh Ahmed el-ʿAreini is a multi-period archaeological site on the outskirts of in the of . It is also known by the name ʻIrâq el-Menshiyeh, although thought to have borne the original Arabic name of Menshiyet es-Saḥalīn. is situated 3½ km southeast of Al-Faluja Town.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shahar and Kiryat Gat.

Village
is a moshav in south-central . Located about three kilometres west of and one kilometre east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Lakhish Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 890. is situated 2½ km west of Al-Faluja Town.

Town
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also spelled Qiryat Gat, is a city in the of . It lies 56 km south of , 43 km north of , and 68 km west southwest of . is situated 3 km southeast of Al-Faluja Town.

Village
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is a moshav in southern . Located in the southern around three kilometers north-west of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,706. is situated 3 km north of Al-Faluja Town.

Al-Faluja Town

Latitude
31.62537° or 31° 37′ 31″ north
Longitude
34.74928° or 34° 44′ 57″ east
Open location code
8G3PJPGX+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5132838822
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q2777849
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Al-Faluja Town” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الفالوجة”
  • Arabic: “بلدة الفالوجة”
  • Chinese: “法魯雅”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الفالوجه”
  • French: “Falouja”
  • Hebrew: “אל-פאלוג’ה”
  • Indonesian: “Al-Faluja”
  • Japanese: “アル・ファルージャ”
  • Persian: “الفالوجه”
  • Polish: “Al-Faludża”
  • Urdu: “الفالوجہ”

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Highlights include Kretchnif and Camp Plugot.

Nearby Places

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