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District of Baysan

One of the Palestine Districts 1948, find here important information and profiles from District of Baysan.

Where Was The District of Baysan Located?

District of Baysan (Beisan) is located in the north part of Palestine 1948, north of Nablus District, south of Tiberias District, as shown on the map.

Baysan City

Tracing all That remains of Sirin-Baysan

Villages of Baysan District:

  1. Arab al-'Arida

    Arab Al Aridah located 5.6 miles SE of Beisan. Population: 650. Obliterated in 1948; all its 3,130 acres were stolen.

  2. Arab al-Bawati

    Arab Al Bawati located in the plains of Beisan, south of Lake Tiberius. Population: 520. Obliterated in 1948; all its 2,309 acres were stolen.

  3. Arab al-Safa
  4. Arab al-Zarra'a
  5. al-Ashrafiyya

    Al Ashrafia located SW of Beisan. Population: 230. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,300 acres were stolen.

  6. al-Birra

    Al Birah located north of Beisan near oil pipe line coming from Iraq. Population: 260. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,717 acres were stolen.

  7. Beisan

    Beisan town located 21.7 miles south of lake Tiberius. Population in 1948 was 5,180 Palestinians and 20 Jews. On December 5, 1948 the town was occupied by Jewish forces and all Palestinians were evicted and the town partially blown up. It was rebuilt as the Jewish city of Bet She’an.
  8. Danna

    Dannah located 7.4 miles NW of Beisan. Population: 190. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,654 acres were stolen.

  9. Farwana

    Farwanah located 6 miles south of Beisan. Population: 330. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlements of Rewaya, Sede Terumot and Rehov built on its 1,249 acres.

  10. al-Fatur

    Al Fatour located 5.6 miles south of Beisan. Population: 110. Obliterated in 1948, all its 182 acres were stolen.

  11. al-Ghazzawiyya

    Al Ghazzawiyyah located 2.5 miles east of Beisan. Population: 1,020 . Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Ma'oz Hayyim built on its 2,800 acres, which extended to the Jordan River.

  12. al-Hamidiyya

    Al Hamidiyah located 2 miles north of Beisan. Population: 220. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Hamadya built on its 2,483 acres.

  13. al-Hamra

    Al Hamra'a located 6 miles south of Beisan. Population: 730. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlements of Ti Tat zevi and Sede Eliyyahu built on its 2,264 acres.

  14. Jabbul

    Jabboul located 6 miles north of Beisan. Population: 250. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Bet yosef built on its 3,782 acres.

  15. Jisr al-Majami'

    Jisr Al Majame located 9.3 miles NE of Beisan. Population: 250. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Gesher built on its 125 acres.

  16. Kafr Misr
  17. Kafra

    Kafarh located 4.3 miles north of Beisan. Population: 430. Obliterated in 1948; all its lands of 2,293 acres were stolen.

  18. Kawkab al-Hawa

    Kawkabal Hawa located 9.3 miles north of Beisan. Population: 300. Obliterated in 1948; all its 2,487 acres were stolen.

  19. Kh. al-Mazar
  20. al-Khunayzir

    Al Khunayzeer located 6 miles SE of Beisan. Population: 260. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Tirat Zevi built on its 527 acres.

  21. Masil al-Jizl

    Maseel Al Jizi located 5 miles SE of Beisan. Population: 100. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,468 acres were stolen.

  22. al-Murassas

    Al Murassas located 6 miles NW of Beisan. Population: 460. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlements of Bet Ha Shitta and Sede'nahum built on its 3,619 acres.

  23. Qumya

    Qoumiah located 6 miles NW of Beisan. Population: 440. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlements of En Hardo and Tel Yosef built on its 1,225 acres.

  24. al-Sakhina

    Al Sakhenah located 6 miles north of Beisan. Population: 530. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Gan Ha Shilosha built on its 1,600 acres.

  25. al-Samiriyya

    Al Sameriyyah located 5 miles south of Beisan. Population: 250. Obliterated in 1948; all its 968 acres were stolen.

  26. Shatta
  27. Sirin

    Sireen located 7.4 miles north of Beisan. Population: 810. Obliterated in 1948; all its 7,114 acres were stolen.

  28. al-Taiyiba
  29. Tall al-Shawk

    Tel Al Shoak located 2 miles west of Beisan. Population: 120. Obliterated in 1948; all its 255 acres were stolen.

  30. al-Taqa, Khirbat
  31. al-Tira

    Al Tirah-Beisan located 18.6 miles NW of Beisan. Population: 150. Obliterated in 1948, with the Jewish settlement of Gazit built on its 2,552 acres.

  32. Umm 'Ajra

    Umm Ajrah located 15.5 miles south of Beisan. Population: 260. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,328 acres were stolen.


  33. Umm Sabuna, Khirbat
  34. Yubla

    Youbla located 7.4 miles NW of Beisan. Population: 210. Obliterated in 1948; all its 1,289 acres were stolen.

  35. Zab'a
  36. al-Zawiya, Khirbat
Source: Palestine 1948
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