Al-Khalisa

al-Khalisa
الخالصة
al-Khalsa
The mosque of al-Khalisa, currently a museum for the history of Kiryat Shemona
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 is located in Mandatory Palestine
al-Khalisa
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 grid203/290
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictSafad
Date of depopulationMay 11, 1948[4][5]
Area
 • Total11,280 dunams (11.3 km2 or 4.4 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total1,840[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulationInfluence of nearby town's fall
Secondary causeWhispering campaign
Current LocalitiesKiryat 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.

  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 23
  2. ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 10
  3. ^ Morris, 2004, p. 30
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Khalidi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Morris, 2004, p. xvi, village #10. Also gives cause of depopulation.