Karatiyya information

Karatiyya

كرتيا
Karatayya, Karatiya, Qaratiyya
Karatiyya كرتيا Karatayya, Karatiya, Qaratiyya
	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 or 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.^[6]

^ Palmer, 1881, p. 368
^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 31
^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 46
^ Morris, 2004, p. xix, village # 302. Also gives the cause for the depopulation
^ ^a ^b ^c Khalidi, 1992, p. 119
^ Cite error: The named reference Khalidi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Palmer, 1881, p. 368

[DoS1945p31-2] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 31

[Hadawi46-3] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 46

[4] Morris, 2004, p. xix, village # 302. Also gives the cause for the depopulation

[Khalidi119-5] Khalidi, 1992, p. 119

[Khalidi-6] Cite error: The named reference Khalidi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Karatiyya كرتيا Karatayya, Karatiya, Qaratiyya
Etymology: "Thick, tangled grass" (possibly)^[1]
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 / 31.64361; 34.72583
Palestine grid	124/116
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	17–18 July 1948^[4]
Area
• Total	13,709 dunams (13.709 km² or 5.293 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	1,370^[2]^[3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Komemiyut,^[5] Revaha,^[5] Nehora^[5]