Arabic خربة الطاقة Palestine grid 200/224 | Subdistrict Baysan Date of depopulation 15 May 1948 | |
Khirbat Al-Taqa (Arabic: خربة الطاقة), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 15, 1948 under Operation Gideon. It was located 14 km north of Baysan nearby Wadi al-Bira which powered several mills in the village.
History
It was classified as a hamlet in the Palestine Index Gazetteer.
There are no Israeli settlements on village land, but Gesher is just northeast of the village site.
References
Khirbat Al-Taqa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA