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Wadi al-Hawarith

Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli WarDistrict of Tulkarm
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Wadi al-Hawarith (Arabic: وادي الحوارث) was a Palestinian bedouin camping site in the Tulkarm Subdistrict. It was depopulated at the outbreak of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on March 15, 1948, following the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. It was located 16.5 km northwest of Tulkarm. Wadi al-Hawarith was mostly destroyed with the exception of four houses. In 1945, Wadi al-Hawarith had a total population of 1,330. The camping site today corresponds more or less to Nahal Alexander National Park, the national park covering what is now called Hefer Valley, the namesake of Hefer Valley Regional Council.

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Wadi al-Hawarith
HaZayit, Emek Hefer Regional Council

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HaZayit 17
4020000 Emek Hefer Regional Council
Center District, Israel
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