al-Bira
البيرة | |
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Village | |
Etymology: the fortress[1] | |
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Bira, Baysan (click the buttons) | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°36′29″N 35°30′14″E / 32.60806°N 35.50389°E | |
Palestine grid | 197/223 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Baysan |
Date of depopulation | 16 May 1948[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 6,866 dunams (6.866 km2 or 2.651 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 260[2][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Al-Bira (Arabic: البيرة), is a depopulated former Palestinian village located 7.5 km north of Baysan. During Operation Gideon, the village was occupied by the Golani Brigade. [5]