Farradiyya
Farradiyya (Arabic: الفرّاضية, al-Farâdhiyyah) was a Palestinian Arab village of 670 located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) southwest of Safad, A Jewish settlement called 'Farod' was built atop the once ruined village.
Farradiyya
الفرّاضية Ferradheh, al-Faradhiyyah, Ferradieh | |
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General view of village Farradiyya | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Farradiyya (click the buttons) | |
Farradiyya 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 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,947 dunams (20.0 km2 or 7.7 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 670 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Parod, Shefer |
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. Its total land area was 19,747 dunams, of which 25 dunams were built-up areas and 5,365 dunams cultivable.
In 1949, a kibbutz named Parod, after the village's ancient name, was founded nearby.
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