Ghazzawiyya
الغزاويه al-Ghazawiya, Arab al Ghazawiya tribe
[1], Arab Abu Hashiya (Frantzman) | |
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Location within
Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°30′08″N 35°32′30″E / 32.50222°N 35.54167°E | |
Palestine grid | 200/212 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Baysan |
Date of depopulation | May 20, 1948 [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 18,408 [3] dunams (18.4 km2 or 7.1 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,020 [2] [3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Current Localities | Neve Eitan, [4] Maoz Haim [4] |
Al-Ghazzawiyya ( Arabic: الغزاويه), is a Palestinian village located 2 kilometers east of the city of Bet Shean ( Bisan). In 1945, the population was 1,640, 1,020 Arab and 620 Jewish. [5]
Several archeological sites in the area testify to a long history of human occupancy. The village was surrounded by the archeological sites of Tall-al Barta to the north, Tall al-Husn to the west, and Tall al-Maliha to the southwest. Excavations of Tall al-Husn showed an occupational history extending from the third millennium BC to the eighth century CE, when the site was occupied by an Arab village. [6]
In modern times, the village spread over a wide area of the Baysan valley. The villagers were members of the al-Ghazzawiyya Beduin tribe, who constituted the bulk of the valley's population together with members of the al-Bashatiwa and the al-Suqur. [5] In the 1931 census, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, 'Arab Abu Hashiya had 156 Muslim inhabitants, and a total of 29 houses. [7]
In the 1945 statistics, Al-Ghazzawiyya had 1,020, all Muslim inhabitants [2] with a total of 18,408 dunams of land. [3] Of this, a total of 13 dunams were used for citrus and bananas, 5,185 dunums for cereals, 34 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards, [4] [8] while 91 dunams were classified as non-cultivable land. [9]
It was occupied by Israel's Golani Brigade on May 20, 1948, during Operation Gideon, an Israeli offensive during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The Arab population was forced to flee to nearby Syria or the present-day West Bank. [10]
The Jewish localities of Maoz Haim and Neve Eitan are built on the lands of the former village, though a large percentage of it is used as agricultural land, in particular the wheat crop. According to Walid Khalidi, the village contained an archaeological site, Tell al-Ru'yan which was transformed into waste dump. [10]
Ghazzawiyya
الغزاويه al-Ghazawiya, Arab al Ghazawiya tribe
[1], Arab Abu Hashiya (Frantzman) | |
---|---|
Location within
Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°30′08″N 35°32′30″E / 32.50222°N 35.54167°E | |
Palestine grid | 200/212 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Baysan |
Date of depopulation | May 20, 1948 [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 18,408 [3] dunams (18.4 km2 or 7.1 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,020 [2] [3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Current Localities | Neve Eitan, [4] Maoz Haim [4] |
Al-Ghazzawiyya ( Arabic: الغزاويه), is a Palestinian village located 2 kilometers east of the city of Bet Shean ( Bisan). In 1945, the population was 1,640, 1,020 Arab and 620 Jewish. [5]
Several archeological sites in the area testify to a long history of human occupancy. The village was surrounded by the archeological sites of Tall-al Barta to the north, Tall al-Husn to the west, and Tall al-Maliha to the southwest. Excavations of Tall al-Husn showed an occupational history extending from the third millennium BC to the eighth century CE, when the site was occupied by an Arab village. [6]
In modern times, the village spread over a wide area of the Baysan valley. The villagers were members of the al-Ghazzawiyya Beduin tribe, who constituted the bulk of the valley's population together with members of the al-Bashatiwa and the al-Suqur. [5] In the 1931 census, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, 'Arab Abu Hashiya had 156 Muslim inhabitants, and a total of 29 houses. [7]
In the 1945 statistics, Al-Ghazzawiyya had 1,020, all Muslim inhabitants [2] with a total of 18,408 dunams of land. [3] Of this, a total of 13 dunams were used for citrus and bananas, 5,185 dunums for cereals, 34 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards, [4] [8] while 91 dunams were classified as non-cultivable land. [9]
It was occupied by Israel's Golani Brigade on May 20, 1948, during Operation Gideon, an Israeli offensive during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The Arab population was forced to flee to nearby Syria or the present-day West Bank. [10]
The Jewish localities of Maoz Haim and Neve Eitan are built on the lands of the former village, though a large percentage of it is used as agricultural land, in particular the wheat crop. According to Walid Khalidi, the village contained an archaeological site, Tell al-Ru'yan which was transformed into waste dump. [10]