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Al-Bassa
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al-Bassa () was a Palestinian Arab village in the Mandatory Palestine's Acre Subdistrict. It was situated close to the Lebanese border, north of the district capital, Acre, and above sea level.

Key facts

Settlement.unit_pref
dunam
Settlement.name
Al-Bassa
Settlement.native_name
البصة
Settlement.native_name_lang
ar
Settlement.image_skyline
File:Bassa church.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mandatory Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Settlement.map_caption
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Bassa (click the buttons)
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
200
Settlement.grid_name
Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position
164/276
Settlement.subdivision_type
Geopolitical entity
Settlement.subdivision_name
Mandatory Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Acre
Settlement.established_title1
Date of depopulation
Settlement.established_date1
14 May 1948
Settlement.established_title2
Repopulated dates

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
village
Population
2950
Area
25.258
Elevation
65
Image
Abandoned Arab house in Bassa.jpg
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Commons category
Al-Bassa
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1948-05-14
native label
البصة
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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Roman and Byzantine empires
  • Crusader period
  • Ottoman Empire
  • British Mandate
  • Arab Revolt and 1938 massacre
  • 1940s
  • 1948 Palestine war
  • Landmarks
  • Mosque
  • Maqam
  • {{anchor|Khirbet Ma'sub}}Khirbet Ma'sub
  • Culture
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links and references

al-Bassa () was a Palestinian Arab village in the Mandatory Palestine's Acre Subdistrict. It was situated close to the Lebanese border, north of the district capital, Acre, and above sea level.

During the 1948 Palestine War the village was stormed by Haganah troops in May 1948 and almost completely razed. Its residents were either internally displaced or expelled to neighboring countries as part of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion. Today, the ruins of the village are in the northern quarters of the town of Shlomi.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Bassa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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