Al-Burayj, Jerusalem

Al-Burayj

البريج'
Al-Burayj البريج'
	Etymology: The little tower
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Burayj, Jerusalem (click the buttons)
	Al-Burayj Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°44′25″N 34°55′52″E / 31.74028°N 34.93111°E
Palestine grid	143/127
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Jerusalem
Date of depopulation	Not known
Area
• Total	19,080 dunams (19.08 km2 or 7.37 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	720
Current Localities	Sdot MichaSdot Micha Airbase

Al-Burayj or Bureij, lit. 'little tower', was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on October 19, 1948, during the first phase of Operation Ha-Har. The village was located 28.5 km west of Jerusalem.

Al-Burayj البريج'
Etymology: The little tower
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Burayj, Jerusalem (click the buttons)
Al-Burayj Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°44′25″N 34°55′52″E / 31.74028°N 34.93111°E / 31.74028; 34.93111
Palestine grid	143/127
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Jerusalem
Date of depopulation	Not known
Area
• Total	19,080 dunams (19.08 km² or 7.37 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	720
Current Localities	Sdot Micha Sdot Micha Airbase