Al-Muharraqa
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| Arabic | المحرّقة |
| Name meaning | Kh. Muntaret el Baghl: "the ruin of the watch tower of the mule" |
| Also spelled | al-Muharrqah |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Coordinates | 31°28′01″N 34°36′41″E / 31.46694°N 34.61139°ECoordinates: 31°28′01″N 34°36′41″E / 31.46694°N 34.61139°E |
| Palestine grid | 113/097 |
| Population | 580 (1945) |
| Area | 4,855 dunams 4.9 km² |
| Date of depopulation | May 25, 1948 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current localities | Yakhini |
Al-Muharraqa (Arabic: المحرّقة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi) east of Gaza city. The village laid on rolling terrain on the southern coastal plain of Palestine, on a bend in the wadi. It had an elevation of 125 meters (410 ft) and a total land area of 4,855 dunams, most of which was public property, while its built-up area of 29 dunams was Arab-owned. Al-Muharraqa was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Although not mentioned in Byzantine sources, al-Muharraqa was inhabited during this period, according to archeological evidence. Byzantine ceramics, together with fragments of marble columns and a fragmentary mosaic pavement with geometric patterns have been found.
During the Mamluk period from the 13th to 15th centuries, the lands and surplus agricultural produce of al-Muharraqa were dedicated as a waqf for the maintenance of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the Great Mosque of Gaza.
It was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517, and by 1596, it was under the administration of the nahiya of Gaza, part of the Sanjak of Gaza, and had a population of 457. It paid taxes on a number of crops, including wheat, barley, beehives, and goats.
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