Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 13, 1948
Distance from district center	37 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #2 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Barak (lightening)
Israeli attacking brigade	Giv'ati Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely destroyed with the exception of two houses remain standing.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Barqa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 4,841 Jewish 226 Public 139 Total 5,206
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 667 0 Irrigated & Plantation 47 0 Planted W/ Cereal 3,898 133 Built up 26 8 Cultivable 4,612 133 Non-Cultivable 342 85
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 448 1931 600 1945 890 1948 1,032 Est. Refugees 1998 6,340
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 123 1948 211
Town's name through history	The Greeks referred to Barqa by Barka, and the Romans called it Bareca.
Schools	Baraqa had no schools, however, its students attended school in the nearby village of the al-Batani al-Gharbi.
Shrines/maqams	Barqa had three shrines: the 1st for al-Shaykh Muhammad, the 2nd for al-Shaykh Zarruq, and the 3rd for al-Nabi Barq.
Archeological sites	Barqa contained Greek relics, an old well, stone carvings, and fragments of pottery.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No settlements on village lands.
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More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Two houses remain standing on the site. One serves as a warehouse; it is made of concrete and has a covered portico on two sides. The other, a stone house with rectangular doors and windows and a flat roof, stands deserted in the midst of wild vegetation."