Karatiyya
Karatiyya
كرتيا Karatayya, Karatiya, Qaratiyya | |
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| Etymology: "Thick, tangled grass" (possibly) | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Karatiyya (click the buttons) | |
Karatiyya Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′37″N 34°43′33″E / 31.64361°N 34.72583°E | |
| Palestine grid | 124/116 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | 17–18 July 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,709 dunams (13.709 km2; 5.293 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,370 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Komemiyut, Revaha, Nehora |
Karatiyya (Arabic: كرتيا) was a Palestinian Arab village of 1,370, located 29 kilometers (18 mi) northeast of Gaza, situated in a flat area with an elevation of 100 meters (330 ft) along the coastal plain of Palestine and crossed by Wadi al-Mufrid.