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| al-'Ubaydiyya District of Tiberias العبيدية - אל-עובידיה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
March 3, 1948
Distance from district center
11 (km) South of Tiberias
Elevation from the sea
-225 (meters)
Map location
See location number #20 on the map
Exodus Cause
Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains
after destruction by Israelisal-'Ubaydiyya was completely destroyed, and only house rubble and the watermill left behind.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
On March 3rd 1948, the inhabitants of al-'Ubaydiyya
were intimidated into fleeing their homes and farms by the Haganah to Nazareth.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
4,031
Jewish
1,139
Public
3
Total
5,173
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
3
0
Irrigated & Plantation
1,014
525
Area planted w/ olives
4
0
Planted W/ Cereal
1,349
612
Built up
24
2
Cultivable
2,366
1,137
Non-Cultivable
1,644
0
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
19th century
200
1922
436
1931
625
1945
870
1948
1,009
Est. Refugees 1998
6,198
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
137
1948
221
Town's name through history
The Canaanites referred to al-'Ubaydiyya by Bayt Shamash.
Schools
al-'Ubaydiyya had an elementary school for boys which was founded by the Ottomans.
Nearby wadies & rivers
al-'Ubaydiyya is situated close to the Jordan River.
Water supplies
al-'Ubaydiyya had a water-driven mill, the water for which was brought in by an elevated canal.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Beyt Zera' is nearby village lands.
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalid, all that remains of the village:-
The remaining section of the walls of the canal (that provided the mill with water) is the most prominent indication of the former existence of the village. Ruins of houses, piles of stones, the bases of walls, terraces, and date palms can be seen on the site
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