Khirbat Al-Taqa

Khirbat Al-Taqa (Arabic: خربة الطاقة), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 15, 1948, under Operation Gideon. It was located 14 km north of Baysan nearby Wadi al-Bira which powered several mills in the village.

Khirbat Al-Taqa خربة الطاقة
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Khirbat Al-Taqa (click the buttons)
Khirbat Al-Taqa Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°36′42″N 35°32′14″E
Palestine grid	200/224
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Baysan
Date of depopulation	May 15, 1948

History

It was classified as a hamlet in the Palestine Index Gazetteer.^[1]

Following the war the area was incorporated into the State of Israel and the land was left undeveloped.^[1]