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Arab al-'Arida
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| Arabic | عرب العريضه |
| Also Spelled | Arab al-Areeda |
| District | Baysan |
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| Population | 150[1] (1945) |
| Area | 2,280[1] dunums
2.3 km² |
| Date of depopulation | May 20, 1948[2] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
| Current localities | Sde Eliyahu |
Arab al-'Arida (Arabic: عرب العريضه) is a depopulated former Palestinian Arab village and 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) south of the city of Baysan (Bet Shean). It is the site of the modern kibbutz Sde Eliyahu.[3]
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It stood on the Tell al-Ru'yan and Tell al-Qurud sites.
In 1931 it had a population of 182.[4] In 1945 had a population of 150 and held 700 dunams of land.[5]
In 1944/45 a total of 6oo dunums of village land was used for cereals.[3][6]
It was captured by Israel's Golani Brigade during Operation Gideon on May 20, 1948.
Its Arab population fled upon the village's capture.
The settlement of Sde Eliyahu, established in 1939, is east of the village site on village land.[7] The Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, described the village remains in 1992: "No traces are left of the village. The whole village site is planted in wheat. The archaeological site, Tall al-Ru'yan, has been transformed into a garbage dump."[7]
