Dayr Nakhkhas

Dayr Nakhkhas دير النخّاس Deir Nakhkhas, Deir Nakh-khas, Deir Nakhas
Maqam of Sheikh 'Usheish
Etymology: "monastery of the cattle drover"[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Dayr Nakhkhas (click the buttons)
Dayr Nakhkhas Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°36′57″N 34°55′18″E / 31.61583°N 34.92167°E / 31.61583; 34.92167
Palestine grid	142/113
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Hebron
Date of depopulation	October 29, 1948[4]
Area [3]
• Total	14,476 dunams (14.476 km2 or 5.589 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	600[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces

Dayr Nakhkhas (Arabic: دير النخّاس, Deir Nakh-khâs) was a Palestinian Arab village located 20 km northwest of Hebron, overlooking Wadi Bayt Jibrin to the north.^[5]