Bayt 'Affa
Bayt 'Affa was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated and destroyed during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. It was located 29 km (18 mi) northeast of Gaza and Wadi al-Rana ran east of the village.
Bayt 'Affa
بيت عفا | |
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| Etymology: The house of Affeh (or chaste) | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Bayt 'Affa (click the buttons) | |
Bayt 'Affa Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°39′41″N 34°42′24″E | |
| Palestine grid | 122/118 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | Not known |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,808 dunams (5.808 km2 or 2.242 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 700 |
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