Barrat Qisarya | |
Pushpin Map: | Mandatory Palestine |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Coordinates: | 32.5094°N 34.9092°W |
Grid Name: | Palestine grid |
Grid Position: | 143/213 |
Subdivision Type: | Geopolitical entity |
Subdivision Name: | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdivision Type1: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name1: | Haifa |
Established Title1: | Date of depopulation |
Established Date1: | mid-April, 1948[1] |
Established Title2: | Repopulated dates |
Blank Name Sec1: | Cause(s) of depopulation |
Blank Info Sec1: | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Secondary cause |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Current Localities |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Or Akiva[2] |
Barrat Qisarya (ar|برة قيسارية||outskirts of [[Caesarea Maritima|Caesarea]]) was a Palestinian Arab Bedouin village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was ethnically cleansed during the Zionist invasion on February 15, 1948.[3] According to Morris in February 1948, the 'Arab al Sufsafi and Saidun Bedouin, who inhabited the dunes between Qisarya and Pardes left the area.[4] Evidence of previous occupation includes pieces of marble, pottery and glass, as well as ruined walls. It was located 32 km southwest of Haifa. Today, the city of Or Akiva is located on the site.