Al-Khalisa
Al-Khalisa was a Palestinian Arab village situated on a low hill on the northwestern edge of the Hula Valley of over 1,800 located 28 kilometers (17 mi) north of Safad. It was depopulated in the 1948 Palestine war.
al-Khalisa
الخالصة al-Khalsa | |
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The mosque of al-Khalisa, currently a museum for the history of Kiryat Shemona | |
| Etymology: Pure, sincere | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Khalisa (click the buttons) | |
al-Khalisa Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°12′52″N 35°34′02″E | |
| Palestine grid | 203/290 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Date of depopulation | May 11, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,280 dunams (11.3 km2 or 4.4 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,840 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
| Secondary cause | Whispering campaign |
| Current Localities | Kiryat Shemona |
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