Qastina
Qastina
قسطينة Kastina | |
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Village | |
Shepherd with sheep in Qastina, before 1948 | |
| Etymology: El Kustîneh, Kŭstîleh, i.e., Castellum | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Qastina (click the buttons) | |
Qastina Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′21″N 34°45′44″E / 31.73917°N 34.76222°E | |
| Palestine grid | 127/127 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | 9 July 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,019 dunams (12.019 km2; 4.641 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 890 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Secondary cause | Influence of nearby town's fall |
| Current Localities | Kfar Warburg, Arugot, Kfar Ahim, Avigdor, Kiryat Malakhi |
Qastina (Arabic: قسطينة) was a Palestinian village, located 38 kilometers northeast of Gaza City. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.