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Kuwaykat was a Palestinian village depopulated as a result of its capture by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
| Kuwaykat |
| District |
District of Acre |
| Location |
9 km northeast of Acre |
| Date of capture |
July 10, 1948 |
| Israeli military operation |
Operation Dekel |
| Israeli brigade |
Sheva' Brigade, Carmeli Brigade |
| Remaining population after capture |
0 |
| Remaining structures after capture |
A shrine |
| Population |
| 1596 |
1931 |
1945 |
| 300 |
789 |
1,050 |
|
| Number of houses |
1931: 163 |
| Historical names |
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| Israeli locality |
Beyt ha-'Emeq |
| Public structures |
A mosque, a school, a shrine |
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