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Israeli occupation date:
3th of April 1949 (ceded under duress to Israel by his majesty
Abullah).
The village has been
mostly destroyed with the exception of two village houses.
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.
The number of houses in
(1931): 18. The village was named after the nearby Wadi 'Ara.
The village was named
after the nearby Wadi 'Ara. The village overlooked Wadi 'Ara.
Wadi 'Ara had Tall al-'Asawir
which contained burial caves dating from the fourth to the
second millennium B.C.
Israeli settlements on
town lands : 'En 'Iron, Kibbutz Barqay, & Ma'anit.
Land
ownership before Occupation
Ethnic
Group Land Ownership
Arab 7,846
Jewish 1,949
Public
0
Total 9,795
Population before
Occupation
Year
Population
1931
81
1945 230
(Mostly Muslim population)
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