Al-Bira, Baysan

For other uses, see Bira.
al-Bira
البيرة
Village
Etymology: the fortress
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al-Bira
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°36′29″N 35°30′14″E / 32.60806°N 35.50389°E / 32.60806; 35.50389
Palestine grid197/223
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictBaysan
Date of depopulation16 May 1948
Area
 • Total
6,866 dunams (6.866 km2; 2.651 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
260
Cause(s) of depopulationInfluence 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.

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