title: Khirbat Al-Taqa
text: # Khirbat Al-Taqa
  
  Khirbat Al-Taqa (Arabic: خربة الطاقة), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 15, 1948, under Operation Gideon. It was located 14 km north of Baysan nearby Wadi al-Bira which powered several mills in the village.
  
  ## History
  
  It was classified as a hamlet in the Palestine Index Gazetteer.
  
  Following the war the area was incorporated into the State of Israel and the land was left undeveloped.
  
  