Al-Muharraqa

al-Muharraqa المحرّقة al-Muharrqah
Etymology: Kh. Muntaret el Baghl: "the ruin of the watch tower of the mule"[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Muharraqa (click the buttons)
al-Muharraqa Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°28′01″N 34°36′41″E / 31.46694°N 34.61139°E / 31.46694; 34.61139
Palestine grid	113/097
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	May 25, 1948[4]
Area [3]
• Total	4,855 dunams (4.855 km2 or 1.875 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	580[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Yakhini[5]

Al-Muharraqa (Arabic: المحرّقة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi) east of Gaza city. The village laid on rolling terrain on the southern coastal plain of Palestine, on a bend in the wadi. It had an elevation of 125 meters (410 ft) and a total land area of 4,855 dunams, most of which was public property, while its built-up area of 29 dunams was Arab-owned. Al-Muharraqa was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.^[5]