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| Welcome To Wadi 'Ara District of Haifa وادي عارة - ואדי עארה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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النسخة العربية כדי לתרגם עברית View in Google Earth |
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| Israeli occupation date | February 27, 1948 | ||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 38.5 (km) South of Haifa | ||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 75 (meters) | ||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #47 on the map | ||||||||||||
| Defenders | Arab Liberation Army | ||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis | The village has been mostly destroyed with the exception of two village houses. | ||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansing by Israelis | On 27th of February 1948, Wadi 'Ara was mostly ethnically cleansed, and few villagers were allowed to stay until July 1949, then the village was completely cleansed. | ||||||||||||
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| Town's name through history | The village was named after the nearby Wadi 'Ara. | ||||||||||||
| Nearby wadies & rivers | The village overlooked Wadi 'Ara. | ||||||||||||
| Archeological sites | Wadi 'Ara had Tall al-'Asawir which contained burial caves dating from the fourth to the second millennium B.C. | ||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | 'En 'Iron, Kibbutz Barqay, & Ma'anit | ||||||||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The site is occupied by Kibbutz Barqay. Only two village houses remain, both on the eastern edge of the site. One of them has arched windows and a spiral staircase leading up to a room on the roof. The second has a large entrance that is used today as a gate for the kibbutz's swimming pool."
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
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