Bayt Daras

Bayt Daras

بيت دراس
Beit Daras, Baydarās-Badarās, Dāris^[1] Bethduras^[2]
Bayt Daras بيت دراس Beit Daras, Baydarās-Badarās, Dāris Bethduras
	Old structure from Bayt Daras, presently in Azrikam
	Etymology: "The house of treading corn"
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Bayt Daras (click the buttons)
	Bayt Daras Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°43′24″N 34°40′58″E / 31.72333°N 34.68278°E
Palestine grid	120/125
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	May 11, 1948
Area
• Total	16,357 dunams (16.357 km2 or 6.315 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	2,750
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Giv'ati Emunim Azrikam

Bayt Daras (Arabic: بيت دراس) was a Palestinian Arab town located 32 kilometers (20 mi) northeast of Gaza and approximately 50 meters (160 ft) above sea level, which was depopulated in 1948.^[8]

^ Sharon, 1999, p. 229
^ Ellenblum, 2003, p. XX
^ Palmer, 1881, p. 266
^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 31
^ ^a ^b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 45
^ Morris, 2004, p. xix, village #282, Also gives cause of depopulation.
^ Morris, 2004, p.xxi, settlement #65, 1949-1950
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cite error: The named reference Khalidi87 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Sharonp229-1] Sharon, 1999, p. 229

[2] Ellenblum, 2003, p. XX

[3] Palmer, 1881, p. 266

[1945p31-4] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 31

[Hadawi45-5] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 45

[6] Morris, 2004, p. xix, village #282, Also gives cause of depopulation.

[7] Morris, 2004, p.xxi, settlement #65, 1949-1950

[Khalidi87-8] Cite error: The named reference Khalidi87 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Bayt Daras بيت دراس Beit Daras, Baydarās-Badarās, Dāris^[1] Bethduras^[2]
Old structure from Bayt Daras, presently in Azrikam
Etymology: "The house of treading corn"^[3]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Bayt Daras (click the buttons)
Bayt Daras Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°43′24″N 34°40′58″E / 31.72333°N 34.68278°E / 31.72333; 34.68278
Palestine grid	120/125
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	May 11, 1948^[6]
Area ^[5]
• Total	16,357 dunams (16.357 km² or 6.315 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	2,750^[4]^[5]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Giv'ati^[7]^[8] Emunim^[8] Azrikam^[8]