Arab al-'Arida

Arab al-'Arida (Arabic: عرب العريضه), is a depopulated former Palestinian Arab village and 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) south of the city of Beit She'an.

Arab al-'Arida عرب العريضه Arab al-Areeda
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Arab al-'Arida (click the buttons)
Arab al-'Arida Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°26′28″N 35°30′52″E
Palestine grid	198/205
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Baysan
Date of depopulation	May 20, 1948[1]
Area [2]
• Total	700 dunams (70 ha or 200 acres)
Population  (1945)
• Total	150[3][2]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Influence of nearby town's fall
Current Localities	Sde Eliyahu[4]

History

It stood on the Tell al-Ru'yan and Tell al-Qurud sites.

British Mandate era

In the 1931 census it had a population of 182, all Muslims, in a total of 38 houses.^[5]

In the 1945 statistics it had a population of 150 Muslims^[3] and held 700 dunams of land.^[2] In 1944/45 a total of 600 dunums of village land was used for cereals,^[6][7] while 100 dunams were classed as uncultivable.^[8]

1948 and aftermath

It was captured by Israel's Golani Brigade during Operation Gideon on May 20, 1948. Following the war the area was incorporated into the State of Israel. The Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, described the village remains in 1992: "No traces are left of the village. The whole village site is planted in wheat. The archaeological site, Tall al-Ru'yan, has been transformed into a garbage dump."^[4]

See also

• Depopulated Palestinian locations in Israel