Statistic/Fact	Value
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.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 7,846 Jewish 1,949 Public 0 Total 9,795
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Planted W/ Cereal 6,400 1,949 Cultivable 6,400 1,949 Non-Cultivable 1,446 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 68 1931 81 1945 230 1948 4,267 Est. Refugees 1998 1,638
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 18 1948 948
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
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Town Today

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."

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