Ubeidiya, Tiberias
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This article is about the former Palestinian village near Tiberias. For other sites by this name, see Ubeidiya.
Al-'Ubaydiyya (Arabic: العبيدية) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Tiberias Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Israeli Occupation War in Mandatory Palestine on March 3, 1948. It was located 11 km south of Tiberias, situated close to the Jordan River.
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Al-'Ubaydiyya
العبيدية | |
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Village | |
Etymology: From personal name[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°41′21″N 35°33′42″E | |
Palestine grid | 202/232 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Tiberias |
Date of depopulation | March 5, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,173 dunams (5.173 km2 or 1.997 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 870[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
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Today the site is a desolate hill named Tel Ubeidiya.