Balad al-Sheikh
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Balad al-Sheikh (traditional transliteration) or Balad ash-Shaykh (most recent form of transliteration; Arabic: بلد الشيخ) was a Palestinian Arab village located just north of Mount Carmel, 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) southeast of Haifa. Currently the town's land is located within the jurisdiction of the Israeli city, Nesher.[5]
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Balad al-Sheikh
بلد الشيخ Balad ash-Shaykh | |
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Village | |
Etymology: "The town of the sheikh"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°46′21″N 35°02′34″E | |
Palestine grid | 154/241 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Haifa |
Date of depopulation | April 25, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 9,849 dunams (9.849 km2 or 3.803 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 4,120[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Secondary cause | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Current Localities | Nesher[5] |
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