Arab al-Fuqara
Arab al-Fuqara
عرب الفقراء/الشيخ حلو | ||
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Etymology: Sheikh Helu, p.n[1] | ||
Geopolitical entity Mandatory Palestine | | |
Subdistrict | Haifa | |
Date of depopulation | April 10, 1948[4] | |
Area | ||
• Total | 15 dunams (1.5 ha or 4 acres) | |
Population (1945) | ||
• Total | 310[2][3] | |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces | |
Current Localities | Hadera[6] |
Arab al-Fuqara (Arabic: عرب الفقراء) was a
Location
The village was located 42 km southwest of
History
In 1882, the
British Mandate era
The Arab villagers were descendants of a section of the al-Balawina Bedouin tribe, whose primary territory was near Beersheba.[6] The area was generally swampy and malarial, and this limited population growth until the mid-1920s.
The gradual and legal expansion of the Jewish town Hadera reduced the free public land available to the Arab villagers, until only a thin strip of land between Hadera and Wadi al-Mafjar was retained (15 dunams),[6] where the land was considered non-cultivable.[8]
The village population in the
1948 and aftermath
On 6 April 1948, the Haganah implemented a new policy for the coastal plains, namely of clearing the whole area of its Arab inhabitants.[9] On 10 April, the villagers of Arab al-Fuqara, together with the villagers of Arab al-Nufay'at and Arab Zahrat al-Dumayri, were ordered to leave the area.[10]
Following the 1948 war, the area was incorporated into the State of Israel and the village's land is now part of the northwestern area of Hadera.[6]
References
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 141
- ^ a b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 13
- ^ a b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 47
- ^ a b Morris, 2004, p. xviii, village #180. Also gives cause of depopulation
- ^ Hadawi, 1970, total area of 2,714 dunams was divided as Arab owned 15 dunams, Jewish owned 2513 dunams, public 186 dunams
- ^ a b c d e Khalidi, 1992, p.144
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 4
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 139
- ^ Morris, 2004, p. 245, note 628
- ^ Morris, 2004, p. 245, note 631
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1883). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 3. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- 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.
- ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
- Maqam sheikh Hilu
- Welcome To 'Arab al-Fuqara'
- Arab al-Fuqara', from Zochrot
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 7: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Arab al-Fuqara', from the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center