Al-Khalasa
al-Khalasa
الخلصة al-Khalasah, al-Khalus, Elusa | ||
|---|---|---|
Geopolitical entity Mandatory Palestine | | |
| Subdistrict | Beersheba | |
| Date of depopulation | October 1948 | |
| Population (1945) | ||
• Total | Not known; populated by nomads | |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces | |
Al-Khalasa (
History
Nabataean, Roman, and Byzantine periods
The ancient site was founded by the
Elusa, as of
Early Muslim period
The
Thirteenth-century
Western rediscovery, Bedouin resettlement
Edward Robinson visited the ruins in 1838 and, with the help of the preserved Arabic name, correctly identified the site as the long-lost Elusa.[1][clarification needed] The constant interest of British, French and other Western archaeologists in the ancient site, encouraged al-Khalasa's resettlement by the al-Azizma Bedouin tribe of the Negev,[3] who started building next to the wells and among the ancient ruins after the end of the First World War.[1] They built the village with a triangular plan in between two wadis, with houses constructed of mud and stone. An elementary school was established in the village in 1941, and there were several shops. Most of the inhabitants earned their living through animal husbandry and commerce, and used a well for drinking water.[3]
1948 war
During the
See also
- Depopulated Palestinian locations in Israel
- List of villages depopulated during the Arab-Israeli conflict
References
- ^ )
- ^ le Strange, 1890, p.30.
- ^ a b c Khalidi, 1992, p.76.
- ^ Welcome to al-Khalasa Archived 2010-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, PalestineRemembered.com, retrieved 2008-05-17
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Le Strange, G. (1890). Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 1. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
