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To: SAMWolf

North of this junction and East of the Lexicon road was an area, traversed by numerous deep irrigation canals, nicknamed "The Chinese Farm". This was actually an experimental agricultural farm built by the Japanese before the Six Day War. When the Israeli forces reached this area after the 1967 war, the Japanese inscriptions on the equipment were mistaken for Chinese letters, hence the name.

Learn something new every day.


36 posted on 04/12/2005 7:54:19 AM PDT by Valin (The Problem with Reality is the lack of background music)
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To: Valin

Some consider the Battle of the Chinese Farm the largest tank battle in the world.


37 posted on 04/12/2005 8:20:25 AM PDT by SAMWolf (Liberal Rule #18 - Anyone who doesn't believe as you do is intolerant.)
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