Al-Jiyya
al-Jiyya was a Palestinian village that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
al-Jiyya was a Palestinian village that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was located 19 kilometers northeast of Gaza City and had a population of 1,230, according to a 1945 survey. The village was occupied by Israel's Giv'ati Brigade on 4 November 1948 during Operation Yoav.
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Getting to Al-Jiyya
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 50 km · El Arish (AAC), 97 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 132 km
- Tel Aviv → Al-Jiyya1994 km · quickest by air, 13h 43m · ₪1,510–2,310
- Eilat → Al-Jiyya1743 km · quickest by air, 13h 10m · ₪1,390–2,110
- El Arish → Al-Jiyya1949 km · quickest by air, 11h 35m · E£10,300–15,930
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Al-Jiyya
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Al-Jiyya. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are no ferries or cruises to Ashkelon, but you can bring your own boat into the marina.
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Next door to Al-Jiyya
Al-Jiyya is 19 km from Gaza, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Barbara, GazaPalestinian village in Gaza subdistrict, depopulated in 19481.9 km
- Bayt TimaPalestinian village in Gaza subdistrict, depopulated in 19484 km
- Mavki'imhuman settlement in Israel2.1 km
- Beit Shikmahuman settlement in Israel1.2 km
- Ni'ilyavillage in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine3.1 km
- Mash'enhuman settlement in Israel3.9 km