Arab al-'Arida

Arab al-'Arida () is a depopulated former Palestinian Arab village and south of the city of Baysan (Bet Shean). It is the site of the modern kibbutz Sde Eliyahu.

History

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

In 1931 it had a population of 182.

In 1944/45 a total of 6oo dunums of village land was used for cereals.

1948, and aftermath

It was captured by Israel's Golani Brigade during Operation Gideon on May 20, 1948.

Its Arab population fled upon the village's capture.

The settlement of Sde Eliyahu, established in 1939, is east of the village site on village land. 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."

See also

• List of Arab towns and villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
• List of villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War

References

Bibliography

• Morris, Benny (2004), The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University......
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