Dayr al-Qassi

For Khirbat Dayr al-Qassi, see Zawiya, West Bank
Dayr al-Qassi
دير القاسي
Deir al-Qasi[1] Deir el-Kasy[2]
House belonging to Abdullah Abedalmajeed Alsadek in Dayr al-Qassi
House belonging to Abdullah Abedalmajeed Alsadek in Dayr al-Qassi
Etymology: The convent of Wady el Kasy[3]
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Dayr al-Qassi is located in Mandatory Palestine
Dayr al-Qassi
Dayr al-Qassi
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 33°02′07″N 35°19′30″E / 33.03528°N 35.32500°E / 33.03528; 35.32500
Palestine grid181/271
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictAcre
Date of depopulation30 October 1948[1]
Area
 • Total
34,011 dunams (34.0 km2 or 13.1 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
1,250[4]
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesMattat,[5] Elkosh,[5][6] Abirim,[5] Netu'a[5]

Dayr al-Qassi or Deir el-Qasi (Arabic: دير القاسي), was a Palestinian Arab village located 26 km northeast of the city of Acre, which was depopulated during 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

  1. ^ a b Morris, 2004, p. xvii, village #63. Also gives cause of depopulation.
  2. ^ Guérin, 1880, p. 71
  3. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 71
  4. ^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 4
  5. ^ a b c d Khalidi, 1992, p. 13
  6. ^ Morris, 2004, p. xxii, settlement #182