Al-Khisas

al-Khisas

الخصاص
'Arab al-Khisas
al-Khisas الخصاص 'Arab al-Khisas
Village
	Al-Khisas house demolished in Palmach attack. 18 December 1947
	al-Khisas
	Coordinates: 33°13′31″N 35°37′10″E / 33.22528°N 35.61944°E
Palestine grid	208/292
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Safad
Date of depopulation	25 May 1948/June 1949
Area
• Total	4,795 dunams (4.795 km2 or 1.851 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	530 (470 Arabs and 60 Jews)
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)

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]

^ Cite error: The named reference Hadawi70 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Morris, 2004, p. xvi, village #5. Also gives causes of depopulation.
^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 465

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[2] Morris, 2004, p. xvi, village #5. Also gives causes of depopulation.

[Khalidi_1992,_p._465-3] Khalidi, 1992, p. 465

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