Al-Khalisa

al-Khalisa الخالصة al-Khalsa
The mosque of al-Khalisa, currently a museum for the history of Kiryat Shemona
Etymology: Pure, sincere[1]
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 / 33.21444°N 35.56722°E / 33.21444; 35.56722
Palestine grid	203/290
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Safad
Date of depopulation	May 11, 1948[4][5]
Area
• Total	11,280 dunams (11.3 km2 or 4.4 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	1,840[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Influence of nearby town's fall
Secondary cause	Whispering campaign
Current Localities	Kiryat Shemona

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.