Al-Khisas, Gaza
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For depopulated village in the Safad District, see Al-Khisas.
Al-Khisas (Arabic: خربة الخِصاص, Khirbat al-Khiṣāṣ) was a Palestinian Arab village located 18.5 kilometers (11.5 mi) northeast of Gaza near the modern city of Ashkelon.[6]
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al-Khisas
خربة الخِصاص Khirbat al-Khiṣāṣ | |
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Village | |
Etymology: the ruin of booths or reed huts[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°38′53″N 34°33′40″E | |
Palestine grid | 108/117 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Gaza |
Date of depopulation | November 4–5, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 6,269 dunams (6.269 km2 or 2.420 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 150[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Ashkelon[5] |
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