Huj
هوج al-Hug, Hojj, Houg | |
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![]() Huj in 1948 | |
Etymology: Possibly named after the prophet Og[1] | |
A series of historical maps of the area around Huj, Gaza (click the buttons) | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°30′41″N 34°37′21″E / 31.51139°N 34.62250°E | |
Palestine grid | 114/102 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Gaza |
Date of depopulation | May 31, 1948[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 21,988 dunams (22.9 km2 or 8.8 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 810[2][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Dorot[5] Havat Shikmim |
Huj (Arabic: هوج) was a Palestinian Arab village located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northeast of Gaza City. Identified as the site of the ancient Philistine town of Oga,[6] the modern village was founded by the Ottomans in the early 19th century.
Situated in a hilly area on the northern edge of the Negev Desert, it was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.