Al-Dirdara
| Al-Dirdara | |
|---|---|
  Al-Dirdara | |
| Arabic | الدردارة |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Coordinates | 33°03′05″N 35°38′24″E / 33.05139°N 35.64000°ECoordinates: 33°03′05″N 35°38′24″E / 33.05139°N 35.64000°E |
| Palestine grid | 209/272 |
| Population | 100[1][2] (1945) |
| Area | 6,361 dunams |
| Date of depopulation | May 1, 1948 |
Al-Dirdara (Arabic: الدردارة ) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 1, 1948 under Operation Yiftach. It was located 13 km east of Safad.
In 1945 it had a population of 100.
History
The village was located in the middle of a flat plain overlooking the Hula Valley Plain to the north and south. The villagers cultivated grain, vegetables, citrus, almonds, and figs.[3]
In 1944/5 it had a population of 100 Muslims,[1] with a total of 6,361 dunums of land.[2] Of this, 1,623 were used for cereal, 795 were irrigated or used for orchards,[4] while 2,025 dunams were classified as non-cultivable land.[5]
1948, aftermath
The precise date is not clear when al-Dirdara was occupied by Israeli forces but is believed to have been late April or early May. By July 1948 Israeli forces controlled the villages, although Syrian forces had tried to recapture the village but were forced to withdraw, losing over fifty men.[3] They signed an armistice agreement in July 1949, creating a demilitarized zone.[3]
References
- 1 2 Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 10
- 1 2 Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 70
- 1 2 3 Khalidi, 1992, pp. 447-448
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 120
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 170
Bibliography
- Department of Statistics (1945). Village Statistics, April, 1945. Government of Palestine.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Hadawi, Sami (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Centre.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
External links
- Welcome to al-Dirdara
- al-Dirdara at Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center
- al-Dirdara, Dr. Khalil Rizk.