Arab al-'Arida عرب العريضه Arab al-Areeda | |
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Location withinMandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates:32°26′28″N35°30′52″E / 32.44111°N 35.51444°E /32.44111; 35.51444 | |
| Palestine grid | 198/205 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Baysan |
| Date of depopulation | May 20, 1948[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 700dunams (70 ha; 170 acres) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 150[1][2] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
| Current Localities | Sde Eliyahu[4] |
Arab al-'Arida (Arabic:عرب العريضه), is a depopulated formerPalestinianArab village and 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) south of the city ofBeit She'an.
It stood on the Tell al-Ru'yan and Tell al-Qurud sites.
In the1931 census it had a population of 182, all Muslims, in a total of 38 houses.[5]
In the1945 statistics it had a population of 150 Muslims[1] and held 700 dunams of land.[2] In 1944/45 a total of 600dunums of village land was used for cereals,[6][7] while 100 dunams were classed as uncultivable.[8]
It was captured byIsrael'sGolani Brigade duringOperation Gideon on May 20, 1948. Following the war the area was incorporated into theState of Israel. The Palestinian historianWalid Khalidi, described the village remains in 1992: "No traces are left of the village. The whole village site is planted in wheat. The archaeological site, Tall al-Ru'yan, has been transformed into a garbage dump."[4]