Balad al-Sheikh

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Balad al-Sheikh بلد الشيخ Balad ash-Shaykh
Village
A house from Balad ash-Sheikh, now Tel Hanan, Nesher
Etymology: "The town of the sheikh"[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Balad al-Sheikh (click the buttons)
Balad al-Sheikh Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°46′21″N 35°02′34″E / 32.77250°N 35.04278°E / 32.77250; 35.04278
Palestine grid	154/241
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Haifa
Date of depopulation	April 25, 1948[4]
Area [3]
• Total	9,849 dunams (9.849 km2 or 3.803 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	4,120[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Secondary cause	Influence of nearby town's fall
Current Localities	Nesher[5]

Balad al-Sheikh (traditional transliteration) or Balad ash-Shaykh (most recent form of transliteration; Arabic: بلد الشيخ) was a Palestinian Arab village located just north of Mount Carmel, 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) southeast of Haifa. Currently the town's land is located within the jurisdiction of the Israeli city, Nesher.^[5]