Bayt Daras
Bayt Daras (Arabic: بيت دراس) was a Palestinian Arab town located 32 kilometers (20 mi) northeast of Gaza and approximately 50 meters (160 ft) above sea level, which was depopulated in 1948.
Bayt Daras
بيت دراس Beit Daras, Baydarās-Badarās, Dāris Bethduras | |
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Old structure from Bayt Daras, presently in Azrikam | |
| Etymology: "The house of treading corn" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Bayt Daras (click the buttons) | |
Bayt Daras Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°43′24″N 34°40′58″E | |
| Palestine grid | 120/125 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | May 11, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,357 dunams (16.357 km2 or 6.315 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 2,750 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Giv'ati Emunim Azrikam |
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