Yaquq
Yaquq (Arabic: ياقوق) was a Palestinian Arab village, which was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 1, 1948. It was located 12.5 km north of Tiberias and was built at the site of the ancient Jewish village of Huqoq.
Yaquq
ياقوق | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: from personal name | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Yaquq (click the buttons) | |
Yaquq Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°53′5″N 35°28′44″E | |
| Palestine grid | 195/254 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Tiberias |
| Date of depopulation | May, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,229 dunams (4.229 km2 or 1.633 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 210 |
| Current Localities | Hukok |
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