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Farradiyya
Place in Safad, Mandatory Palestine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Farradiyya (Arabic: الفرّاضية, al-Farâdhiyyah) was a Palestinian Arab village of 670 located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) southwest of Safad,[6] A Jewish settlement called 'Farod' was built atop the once ruined village.
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Farradiyya
الفرّاضية | |
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Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°55′54″N 35°25′42″E | |
Palestine grid | 190/259 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Safad |
Date of depopulation | February 1949[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 19,947 dunams (20.0 km2 or 7.7 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 670[4][5] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Parod, Shefer |
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Farradiyya was situated on the southern slopes of Mount Zabud with an average elevation of 375 meters (1,230 ft) above sea level. The Safad-Nazareth highway (Route 866) passed it to the north.[6] Its total land area was 19,747 dunams, of which 25 dunams were built-up areas and 5,365 dunams cultivable.[5]
In 1949, a kibbutz named Parod, after the village's ancient name, was founded nearby.