Wadi al-Hawarith

Wadi al-Hawarith وادي الحوارث
Camping site
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Wadi al-Hawarith (click the buttons)
Wadi al-Hawarith Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°23′N 34°54′E / 32.39°N 34.90°E / 32.39; 34.90
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 camping site^[4][5] in the Tulkarm Subdistrict. It was depopulated 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.

The camping site today corresponds more or less to Nahal Alexander National Park, the national park covering what is now called Hefer Valley, the namesake of Hefer Valley Regional Council.