Al-Husayniyya, Safad
Al-Husayniyya
الحسينية Al-Husayniyya | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: Khirbat Al-Husayniyya: The ruin of el Hasanîyeh, named after Hasan ibn Ali | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Husayniyya, Safad (click the buttons) | |
Al-Husayniyya Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°02′23″N 35°34′58″E / 33.03972°N 35.58278°E | |
| Palestine grid | 204/271 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Date of depopulation | 21 April 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,324 dunams (5.324 km2; 2.056 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 340 (together with Tulayl) |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Influence of nearby town's fall |
| Current Localities | Chulata, Sde Eliezer |
Al-Husayniyya (Arabic: الحسينية) was a Palestinian village, depopulated in 1948.
During the 1948 Palestine war, the village was attacked twice by the Palmach; first on 12 March 1948 and again on 16-17 March. Historian Walid Khalidi writes that over 45 villagers were killed in these attacks. Many in the village fled seeking shelter in Lebanon and Syria.