Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	March 3, 1948
Distance from district center	11 (km) South of Tiberias
Elevation from the sea	-225 (meters)
Map location	See location number #20 on the map
Exodus Cause	Feer of Jewish attack, or of being caught in the fighting
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-'Ubaydiyya was completely destroyed, and only house rubble and the watermill left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	On March 3rd 1948, the inhabitants of al-'Ubaydiyya were intimidated into fleeing their homes and farms by the Haganah to Nazareth.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 4,031 Jewish 1,139 Public 3 Total 5,173
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 3 0 Irrigated & Plantation 1,014 525 Area planted w/ olives 4 0 Planted W/ Cereal 1,349 612 Built up 24 2 Cultivable 2,366 1,137 Non-Cultivable 1,644 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 19th century 200 1922 436 1931 625 1945 870 1948 1,009 Est. Refugees 1998 6,198
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 137 1948 221
Town's name through history	The Canaanites referred to al-'Ubaydiyya by Bayt Shamash.
Schools	al-'Ubaydiyya had an elementary school for boys which was founded by the Ottomans.
Nearby wadies & rivers	al-'Ubaydiyya is situated close to the Jordan River.
Water supplies	al-'Ubaydiyya had a water-driven mill, the water for which was brought in by an elevated canal.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Beyt Zera' is nearby village lands.
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More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalid, all that remains of the village:-
The remaining section of the walls of the canal (that provided the mill with water) is the most prominent indication of the former existence of the village. Ruins of houses, piles of stones, the bases of walls, terraces, and date palms can be seen on the site

• Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Yousif and Dr. Ayid al-Mansi
• Video Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Halimah al-Mansi