In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian arab village in the district of haifa”. Today it says “palestinian arab bedouin village in the haifa subdistrict”.
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Barrat Qisarya ( Arabic : برة قيسارية , lit. ' outskirts of Caesarea ' ) was a Palestinian Arab Bedouin village in the Haifa Subdistrict . It was ethnically cleansed during the Zionist invasion on February 15, 1948. According to Morris in February 1948, the 'Arab al Sufsafi and Saidun Bedouin , who inhabited the dunes between Qisarya and Pardes left the area. Evidence of previous occupation includes pieces of marble, pottery and glass, as well as ruined walls. It was located 32 km southwest of Haifa . Today, the city of Or Akiva is located on the site. Also gives causes of depopulation. The ethnic cleansing of Palestine (Repr ed.).
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former Arab villages in Palestine Barrat Qisarya was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa . Today traces of walls, glass, marble fragments, and pottery fragments in the sand dunes are visible. It was located 32 km southwest of Haifa .
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former Arab villages in Palestine Barrat Qisarya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict . Today traces of walls, glass, marble fragments, and pottery fragments in the sand dunes are visible. It was located 32 km southwest of Haifa .
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Place in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine Barrat Qisarya ( ) was a Palestinian Arab Bedouin encampment in the Haifa Subdistrict .According to Morris in February 1948, the 'Arab al Sufsafi and Saidun Bedouin , who inhabited the dunes between Qisarya and Pardes left the area.Evidence of previous occupation includes pieces of marble, pottery and glass, as well as ruined walls. It was located 32 km southwest of Haifa . Also gives causes of depopulation.
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palestinian arab village in the district of haifa
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palestinian arab bedouin village in the haifa subdistrict
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