Arab al-'Arida

Arab al-'Arida

Infobox Former Arab villages in Palestine
name=Arab al-'Arida


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arname=عرب العريضه
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altSp=Arab al-Areeda
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population=330
popyear=1945
area=2,280
areakm=2.3
cause=C
curlocl=Sde Eliyahu
date=May 20, 1948

Arab al-'Arida ( _ar. عرب العريضه) is a depopulated former Palestinian Arab and Jewish village located approximately 200km below sea level and 6km south of the city of Baysan (Bet Shean). It is the site of the modern kibbutz Sde Eliyahu. It was captured by Israel's Golani Brigade during Operation Gideon on May 20, 1948. Before its capture it had a population of 330 with 150 being Arabs and 180 being Jews (1945 census). The village was 2,280 dunums. It stands upon the Tell al-Ru'yan and Tell al-Qurud sites. Its Arab population fled upon the village's capture.

See also

* List of villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War


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