Qastina

Qastina
قسطينة
Kastina
Village
Shepherd with sheep in Qastina, before 1948
Etymology: El Kustîneh, Kŭstîleh, i.e., Castellum
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Qastina (click the buttons)
Qastina
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°44′21″N 34°45′44″E / 31.73917°N 34.76222°E / 31.73917; 34.76222
Palestine grid127/127
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictGaza
Date of depopulation9 July 1948
Area
 • Total
12,019 dunams (12.019 km2 or 4.641 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
890
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Secondary causeInfluence of nearby town's fall
Current LocalitiesKfar Warburg, Arugot, Kfar Ahim, Avigdor, Kiryat Malakhi

Qastina (Arabic: قسطينة) was a Palestinian village, located 38 kilometers northeast of Gaza City. It was ethnically cleansed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

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