Huqoq
Abandoned village · Israel
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 32.885, 35.479
Why it was abandoned
💥 War & expulsion
Detected automatically from the text: The Palestinian village of Yaquq stood on the site until it was depopulated in May 1 during the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight.
History
Huqoq or Hukkok was an ancient village located 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) north of Tiberias, now in the Lower Galilee region of Israel. It has been settled since ancient times and is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Joshua 19. The Palestinian village of Yaquq stood on the site until it was depopulated in May 1 during the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight.