Dayr Nakhkhas
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Dayr Nakhkhas (Arabic: دير النخّاس, Deir Nakh-khâs) was a Palestinian Arab village located 20 km northwest of Hebron, overlooking Wadi Bayt Jibrin to the north.[5]
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Dayr Nakhkhas
دير النخّاس Deir Nakhkhas, Deir Nakh-khas, Deir Nakhas | |
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Etymology: "monastery of the cattle drover"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°36′57″N 34°55′18″E | |
Palestine grid | 142/113 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Hebron |
Date of depopulation | October 29, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 14,476 dunams (14.476 km2 or 5.589 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 600[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
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