Karatiyya

Karatiyya
كرتيا
Karatayya, Karatiya, Qaratiyya
Etymology: "Thick, tangled grass" (possibly)
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Karatiyya
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°38′37″N 34°43′33″E / 31.64361°N 34.72583°E / 31.64361; 34.72583
Palestine grid124/116
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictGaza
Date of depopulation17–18 July 1948
Area
  Total
13,709 dunams (13.709 km2 or 5.293 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
  Total
1,370
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesKomemiyut, Revaha, Nehora

Karatiyya (Arabic: كرتيا) was a Palestinian Arab village of 1,370, located 29 kilometers (18 mi) northeast of Gaza, situated in a flat area with an elevation of 100 meters (330 ft) along the coastal plain of Palestine and crossed by Wadi al-Mufrid.