Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 1, 1948
Distance from district center	2.5 (km) South of Tulkarm
Elevation from the sea	80 (meters)
Map location	See location number #13 on the map
Israeli military operation	Coastal Clearing
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Fardisya was mostly destroyed with the exception of one deserted house. If that house is yours, you're more than welcome to claim it back!, it is just matter of time.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Fardisya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 1,071 Jewish 0 Public 21 Total 1,092
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 187 Area planted w/ olives 150 Planted W/ Cereal 388 Built up 19 Cultivable 575 Non-Cultivable 498
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 83 1922 159 1931 55 1945 20 1948 23 Est. Refugees 1998 143
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 14 1948 14
Town's name through history	The Crusades referred to Fardisya by Phardesi.
Religious institutions	Fardisya had one mosque named after a local religious teacher known by al-Shaykh Musa.
Water supplies	A spring located north of Fardisya provided it with its drinking water needs.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	The settlement of Sha'ar Efrayim occupied some Fardisya's lands.
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More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
With one exception, all of the houses have been levelled, and rubble is scattered throughout the site, especially around the one house that has not been destroyed. This house is rectangular and has an eastern arched entrance and arched windows. One of its rooms is partly destroyed; its ceiling is gone