Yaquq
ياقوق | |
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Village | |
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Etymology: from personal name[1] | |
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Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°53′5″N 35°28′44″E / 32.88472°N 35.47889°E | |
Palestine grid | 195/254 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Tiberias |
Date of depopulation | May, 1948[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,229 dunams (4.229 km2 or 1.633 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 210[2][3] |
Current Localities | Hukok[5] |
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.[6]
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