Wadi al-Hawarith
Wadi al-Hawarith (Arabic: وادي الحوارث) was a Palestinian bedouin camping site in the Tulkarm Subdistrict. It was depopulated at the outbreak of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on March 15, 1948, following the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. It was located 16.5 km northwest of Tulkarm. Wadi al-Hawarith was mostly destroyed with the exception of four houses.
Wadi al-Hawarith
وادي الحوارث | |
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Camping site | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Wadi al-Hawarith (click the buttons) | |
Wadi al-Hawarith Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32.39°N 34.90°E | |
| Palestine grid | 139/201 (North) 139/200 (South) |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Tulkarm |
| Date of depopulation | March 15, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,106 dunams (7.106 km2 or 2.744 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,330 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Secondary cause | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Current Localities | Kfar Haroeh, Geulei Teiman |
In 1945, Wadi al-Hawarith had a total population of 1,330.
The camping site today corresponds more or less to Nahal Alexander National Park, the national park covering what is now called Hefer Valley, the namesake of Hefer Valley Regional Council.
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