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Al-Khisas
Village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For depopulated village in the Gaza District, see Al-Khisas, Gaza.
Al-Khisas (Arabic: الخصاص), also known as Khisas or Khissas, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict in Mandatory Palestine. It was located 31 kilometers (19 mi) northeast of Safed on a natural terrace about 100 meters (330 ft) wide that formed when Lake al-Hula receded. To the west of the village was a valley known as Wadi al-Hasibani through which ran the Hasbani River.[3]
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al-Khisas
الخصاص 'Arab al-Khisas | |
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Village | |
![]() Al-Khisas house demolished in Palmach attack. 18 December 1947 | |
Coordinates: 33°13′31″N 35°37′10″E | |
Palestine grid | 208/292 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Safad |
Date of depopulation | 25 May 1948/June 1949[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,795 dunams (4.795 km2 or 1.851 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 530 (470 Arabs and 60 Jews)[2] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Whispering campaign |
Secondary cause | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Tertiary cause | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | HaGoshrim (ha-Gosherim) |
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