Wadi Ara
وادي عارة | |
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Old Palestinian house of Wadi Ara, now part of Kibbutz Barkai | |
Etymology: Khurbet ez Zebadneh=The ruin if the people of Zebdah[1] | |
A series of historical maps of the area around Wadi Ara, Haifa (click the buttons) | |
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[4] |
Area | |
• 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] |
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.
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