Al-Khisas, Gaza
| al-Khisas | |
| Arabic | خربة الخِصاص |
| Also Spelled | Khirbat Khisâs |
| Sub-district | Gaza |
| Population | 150[1] (1945) |
| Area | 6,269[1] dunums |
| Date of depopulation | November 4–5, 1948[2] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current localities | Ashqelon |
Al-Khisas (Arabic: خربة الخِصاص, Khirbat Khisâs) was a Palestinian Arab village located 18.5 kilometers (11.5 mi) northeast of Gaza near the modern city of Ashqelon.[3]
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[edit] History
Al-Khisas contained remnants of wells and burial grounds, which indicated earlier inhabitation.[4] The modern village was classified as a hamlet in the Palestine Index Gazetter, and was built after World War I[5] Farmers from neighboring areas first built temporary huts at the site to shelter themselves during the harvest, gradually they settled and built adobe houses.[5]
The population, who were Muslim,[5] numbered 150 in 1945.[1] They relied on neighboring villages Al-Jura and Ni'ilya for medical, educational and administrative services.[5] In 1944/45 a total of 191 dunums of village land was allocated to citrus and bananas, while 419 dunums were used for cereal farming. 2,671 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards.[6]
The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War between November 4–5, 1948 at the end of Operation Yo'av.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Hadawi, 1970, p. 46.
- ^ Morris, 2004, p. xix, village #308. Also gives the cause for depopulation.
- ^ al-Khisas, Palestine Remembered, http://www.palestineremembered.com/Gaza/al-Khisas/index.html, retrieved 2009-10-22
- ^ Conder, Claude Reignier and H.H. Kitchener: The Survey of Western Palestine. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund, 1881, III: p.283. Quoted in Khalidi, 1992, p.123
- ^ a b c d e Khalidi, 1992, p.123
- ^ Hadawi, 1970, p.87
[edit] Bibliography
- Hadawi, Sami (1970), Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center, http://www.palestineremembered.com/Articles/General-2/Story3150.html
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5 (SWP, 1883, Vol. 3, p.283, Also cited in Khalidi, 1992, p. 123)
- Morris, Benny (2004), The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-00967-7, 9780521009676
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