History
In the late nineteenth century, Iraq Suwaydan was described as a moderate-sized village situated on a plain.
In 1942 the villagers established an elementary school, which from 1947 they shared with the neighboring villages of Ibdis and Bayt 'Affa. The total number of student was 104 in the mid-1940s.
The main crop of the village was grain, but small areas was also planted with almond trees and grapes. In 1944/45 a total of 7,329 dunums was allocated to cereals, 9 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards.
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