Saqiya
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For the water lifting device, see Saqiyah.
Saqiya (Arabic: ساقِية, the Arabic name of a mechanical water lifting device)[1] was a village in Palestine (Jaffa district) 8.5 kilometers (5.3 mi) away from Jaffa, depopulated in 1948.
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Saqiya
ساقِية | |
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Etymology: "The water wheel"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°01′44″N 34°50′35″E | |
Palestine grid | 135/159 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Jaffa |
Date of depopulation | 25 April 1948 [2] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,850 dunams (5.85 km2 or 2.26 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,100[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Or Yehuda[5] |
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