Al Qarya as Suwaydiya
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Al Qarya as Suwaydiya | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | القرية السويدية |
| • Latin | Al Qarya as Suwaydiya (official) |
  Al Qarya as Suwaydiya Location of Al Qarya as Suwaydiya within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°19′24″N 34°13′15″E / 31.32333°N 34.22083°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Rafah |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,300[1] |
Al Qarya as Suwaydiya (Arabic: القرية السويدية), known as Swedish village, was a village situated near Egypt–Gaza border in the Rafah Governorate, Gaza Strip. The village was described as "forgotten" due to the lack of basic services.[2] It was destroyed during the Rafah offensive as part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip in 2024.
Al Qarya as Suwaydiya was founded in 1965 with Swedish and international troops' assistance for the Palestinian refugees who were compelled to move from their homes in 1948. In 1982, several houses in the village were razed to expand the border strip.[3][4] In 1997, the village had a population of 568.[5]
Al Qarya as Suwaydiya was proposed to be demolished because of the Al-Rashid road construction plan, which will pass the village, yet the villagers rejected that proposal.[2] The village was destroyed during the Rafah offensive as part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip in 2024.[6]
