| Abu Zurayq | |
| Arabic | |
| Also Spelled | Abu Zureiq |
| District | Haifa |
| Coordinates | 32°38′02.50″N 35°07′33.50″E / 32.634028°N 35.125972°ECoordinates: 32°38′02.50″N 35°07′33.50″E / 32.634028°N 35.125972°E |
| Population | 550 (1945) |
| Area | 6,493 dunums |
| Date of depopulation | April 12-13, 1948[1] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Secondary cause | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
Abu Zurayq was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Haifa, situated near Wadi Abu Zurayq. It was depopulated on April 12-13 during and after the Battle for Mishmar ha-'Emeq of the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine.
In 1945 it had a population of 550.[2] Paleolithic stone tools have been found in Tell Abu Zreiq within the former village lands, as well as the remains of a Bronze Age farmhouse.[3]
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