Al-Hamra, Baysan
Al-Hamra
الحمرا | |
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Etymology: Name of local tribe | |
Baysan | |
Date of depopulation | May 31, 1948 |
Area | |
• Total | 11,511[2] dunams (11.5 km2 or 4.4 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 730[1][2] |
Al-Hamra (
In 1945 the village's total land area was recorded as 11,511 dunams, 8,623 of which was Arab owned while 2,153 duname were owned by Jews with the remainder being public property. Al-Hamra was situated 175 meters below sea level.[3]
History
There are archaeological sites located just east of the village that are traced back to the era of the Canaanites, particularly the tells of Abu Kharaj and al-Shuqaf.
Al-Hamra receives its name from the al-Hamra clan, a branch of the al-Suqur ("the Falcons") tribe. According to
British Mandate era
During the beginning of the 20th-century, al-Hamra's homes were widely scattered and were either permanent adobe brick structures or camel-hair tents. The village's main crops were grain, oranges, olives and vegetables.[3]
In the
1948, aftermath
No visible structures remained in the village since its depopulation by Israeli forces in 1948. Trees, including fig groves, cacti and grass covered the site when Khalidi visited in the early 1990s.[3]
References
- ^ a b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 6
- ^ a b c Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 43
- ^ a b c d e Khalidi, 1992, p. 50
- ^ Sharon, 2009, pp. 87-88
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 84
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 134
Bibliography
- Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics (1945). Village Statistics, April, 1945.
- Hadawi, S. (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center. Archived from the original on 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
- ISBN 978-90-04-17085-8.
External links
- Welcome To al-Hamra
- al-Hamra (Baysan), Zochrot,
- Survey of Western Palestine Map 9: IAA, Wikimedia commons