Wadi al-Hawarith
وادي الحوارث | |
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Village | |
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Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°23′N 34°54′E / 32.39°N 34.90°E | |
Palestine grid | 139/201 (North) 139/200 (South) |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Tulkarm |
Date of depopulation | March 15, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 7,106 dunams (7.106 km2 or 2.744 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,330[1] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Secondary cause | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
Current Localities | Kfar Haroeh,[3] Geulei Teiman[3] |
Wadi al-Hawarith (Arabic: وادي الحوارث) was a Palestinian bedouin village[4][5][6] in the Tulkarm Subdistrict. It was ethnically cleansed at the outbreak of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on March 15, 1948, following the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine.[2] It was located 16.5 km northwest of Tulkarm. Wadi al-Hawarith was mostly destroyed with the exception of four houses.
In 1945, Wadi al-Hawarith had a total population of 1,330.
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