Al-Khisas, Gaza
al-Khisas
خربة الخِصاص Khirbat al-Khiṣāṣ | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: the ruin of booths or reed huts | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Khisas, Gaza (click the buttons) | |
al-Khisas Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′53″N 34°33′40″E / 31.64806°N 34.56111°E | |
| Palestine grid | 108/117 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | November 4–5, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,269 dunams (6.269 km2; 2.420 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 150 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Ashkelon |
Al-Khisas (Arabic: خربة الخِصاص, Khirbat al-Khiṣāṣ) was a Palestinian Arab village in Palestine, located 18.5 kilometers (11.5 mi) northeast of Gaza near the modern city of Ashkelon.