Abu Shusha, Haifa
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This article is about the former village in Haifa Sub-district. For the former village in Ramle Sub-district, see Abu Shusha. For the former village in Tiberias Sub-district, see Ghuwayr Abu Shusha.
Abu Shusha (Arabic: أبو شوشة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on 9 April 1948 during the Battle of Mishmar HaEmek. The village was inhabited by Turkmens.[3]
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Abu Shusha
أبو شوشة | |
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Etymology: The father of the tuft[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°36′51″N 35°08′17″E | |
Palestine grid | 163/224 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Haifa |
Date of depopulation | 9–10 April 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 8,960 dunams (9 km2 or 3 sq mi) |
Population (1948) | |
• Total | 835 |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Mishmar HaEmek |
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