Kawfakha

Kawfakha
كوفخة
Kaufakha
Old mosque of Kawfakha, in 2000, presently used as a storehouse
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Kawfakha (click the buttons)
Kawfakha
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°28′42″N 34°39′42″E / 31.47833°N 34.66167°E / 31.47833; 34.66167
Palestine grid117/098
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictGaza
Date of depopulationMay 25, 1948
Area
 • Total
8,569 dunams (8.569 km2 or 3.309 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
500
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesNir Akiva

Kawfakha' (Arabic: كوفخة) was a Palestinian village located 18 kilometers (11 mi) east of Gaza that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

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