Dayr Nakhkhas
Dayr Nakhkhas
دير النخّاس Deir Nakhkhas, Deir Nakh-khas, Deir Nakhas | |
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Maqam of Sheikh 'Usheish | |
| Etymology: "monastery of the cattle drover" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Dayr Nakhkhas (click the buttons) | |
Dayr Nakhkhas Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°36′57″N 34°55′18″E / 31.61583°N 34.92167°E | |
| Palestine grid | 142/113 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Hebron |
| Date of depopulation | October 29, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,476 dunams (14.476 km2; 5.589 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 600 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Dayr Nakhkhas (Arabic: دير النخّاس, Deir Nakh-khâs) was an Arab village located 20 km northwest of Hebron, overlooking Wadi Bayt Jibrin to the north.