| Al-Burayj | |
| Arabic | |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | 31°44′19.40″N 34°55′43.75″E / 31.738722°N 34.9288194°ECoordinates: 31°44′19.40″N 34°55′43.75″E / 31.738722°N 34.9288194°E |
| Population | 720 (1945) |
| Area | |
| Date of depopulation | Not known[1] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | |
Al-Burayj was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jerusalem. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 19, 1948 during the first phase of Operation ha-Har. It was located 28.5 km west of Jerusalem.
In 1945, the village had a population of 720. al-Burayj had a mosque named al-'Umari mosque and a Greek Orthodox Monastery to the west. The village has several khirbas including cisterns, columns, mosaic floors, and caves etc.
A military base called Kanaf Staim is now located on the former grounds.
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