Wadi Ara, Haifa

Wadi Ara

وادي عارة
Wadi Ara وادي عارة
	Old Palestinian house of Wadi Ara, now part of Kibbutz Barkai
	Etymology: Khurbet ez Zebadneh=The ruin if the people of Zebdah
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Wadi Ara, Haifa (click the buttons)
	Wadi Ara Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 32°28′31″N 35°01′55″E / 32.47528°N 35.03194°E
Palestine grid	153/209
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Haifa
Date of depopulation	February 27, 1948
Area
• Total	9,795 dunams (9.795 km2 or 3.782 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population (1945)
• Total	230
Cause(s) of depopulation	Fear of being caught up in the fighting
Current Localities	Ein Iron, Barkai

Wadi Ara (Arabic: وادي عارة) was a Palestinian village located 38.5 km south of the city of Haifa. It is named after the nearby stream that is known in Arabic as Wadi 'Ara. The village was particularly small with a population of 230 and a land area of approximately 9,800 dunums.

^ Palmer, 1881, p. 150
^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 15
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Hadawip49 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Morris, 2004, p. xviii, village # 146. Also gives cause of depopulation
^ Morris, 2004, p. xxii, settlement # 126, 1949

[1] Palmer, 1881, p. 150

[1945p15-2] Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 15

[Hadawip49-3] Cite error: The named reference Hadawip49 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] Morris, 2004, p. xviii, village # 146. Also gives cause of depopulation

[5] Morris, 2004, p. xxii, settlement # 126, 1949

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Wadi Ara وادي عارة
Old Palestinian house of Wadi Ara, now part of Kibbutz Barkai
Etymology: Khurbet ez Zebadneh=The ruin if the people of Zebdah^[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Wadi Ara, Haifa (click the buttons)
Wadi Ara Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°28′31″N 35°01′55″E / 32.47528°N 35.03194°E / 32.47528; 35.03194
Palestine grid	153/209
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Haifa
Date of depopulation	February 27, 1948^[4]
Area ^[3]
• Total	9,795 dunams (9.795 km² or 3.782 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population (1945)
• Total	230^[2]^[3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Fear of being caught up in the fighting
Current Localities	Ein Iron, Barkai^[5]