The depopulated village of Qira (Qira and Qamun) / District of Haifa
District of Haifa
Qira (Qira and Qamun)
About the depopulated village of Qira (Qira and Qamun)
- District
- Haifa
- Date Qira (Qira and Qamun) was occupied
- 01 March 1948
- Population in 1948
- 480
- Distance from the governorate centre
- 23 (km) South East of Haifa
- Elevation above sea level
- 200 m
- Cause of displacement
- Haganah 'Wispering' campaign (psychological warfare)
- Extent of destruction
- The village has been completely obliterated with the exception of some house rubble.
- Ethnic cleansing
- In early March 1948, Qira and Qamun were both ethnically cleansed based on the the orders of Yosef Weitz (a JNF official), and soon after the houses and crops of these villages were destroyed to make sure that the inhabitants do not come back.
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Borders of the depopulated village of Qira (Qira and Qamun)
North
Khirbat al-Mansura
West
Umm al-Zinat
The depopulated village of Qira (Qira and Qamun) / District of Haifa
East
Zionist Colonies
South
Abu Zurayq
District: Haifa
Population 1948: 480
Occupation date: 01/04/1948
Jewish settlements on village/town land before 1948: Yokneam
Jewish settlements on village/town land after 1948: Yokne'am Ilit
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