Abu Shusha, Haifa
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.
Abu Shusha
أبو شوشة | |
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Children in Abu Shusha | |
| Etymology: The father of the tuft | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Abu Shusha, Haifa (click the buttons) | |
Abu Shusha 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 |
| 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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