Today we are going to talk about Ma'dhar, a topic that has captured the attention of millions of people around the world. Ma'dhar is a topic of great importance in today's society, and its relevance is reflected in the diversity of opinions it raises. From its impact on people's daily lives to its implications in areas such as politics, economics and culture, Ma'dhar has been the subject of intense debate and analysis. In this article we will explore different aspects related to Ma'dhar, with the aim of understanding its scope and influence on our contemporary reality.
Ma'dhar | |
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Etymology: from personal name, | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°41′35″N 35°27′51″E / 32.69306°N 35.46417°E | |
Palestine grid | 193/233 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Tiberias |
Date of depopulation | April 6, 1948 |
Area | |
• Total | 11,666 dunams (11.666 km2 or 4.504 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 480 |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Abandonment on Arab orders |
Current Localities | Kefar Qish |
Ma'dhar was a Palestinian village in the Tiberias Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948, by the Golani Brigade of Operation Gideon. It was located 12.5 km southwest of Tiberias.
Ceramics from the Byzantine era have been found here.
The Crusaders referred to Ma'dhar as Kapharmater.
Ma'dhar was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517, and by 1596, it was a village under the administration of the nahiya ("subdistrict") of Tiberias, part of Safad Sanjak. The village had a population of 17 households, an estimated 94 inhabitants, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 25% on wheat, barley, goats, beehives and orchards; a total of 2,000 Akçe. A map from Napoleon's invasion of 1799 by Pierre Jacotin showed the place, named as Chara, but misplaced.
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described the village as having about 250 Muslim residents, in a village made of basalt and other stone. Water was supplied from cisterns and springs.
A population list from about 1887 showed Madher to have about 975 inhabitants; all Muslims.
At the time of the 1922 census of Palestine, Madhar had a population of 347 Muslims, increasing slightly to 359 Muslims living in 91 houses by the 1931 census.
By the 1945 statistics, the village population was 480 Muslims, and the total land area was 11,666 dunums of land. 498 dunams were irrigated or used for orchards, 10,766 used for cereals, while 63 dunams were built-up (urban) land.
Ma'dhar had a school founded by the Ottomans, but closed during the British Mandate period. Ma'dhar contained a mosque and still has the ruins of a church, a burial ground, and ruined Crusader fortress called Casel de Cherio.
In 1992, the village site was described: "The site has been fenced in and is used as an Israeli grazing area. A large cluster of cactus grows in the midst of the stone rubble of houses, and there is a well, capped with a pump, in the center of the site. About 20 m to the west of the well is a drinking trough for animals. Eucalyptus, doum palm, and chinaberry trees grow on the site."