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| Balad al-Shaykh District of Haifa بلد الشيخ - בלד א-שיח' Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
April 25, 1948
Distance from district center
7 (km) South East of Haifa
Elevation from the sea
75 (meters)
Map location
See location number #4 on the map
Israeli military operation
Either Bi'ur Chametz or Operation Bi'ur Chametz
Israeli attacking brigade
Carmeli Brigade
Israeli acts of terror
More than 60 villagers were massacred by the Haganah on the 31st of December 1947 (new years eve Massacre).
Refugees' migration route
Some went to Haifa harbor, and some went to Acre.
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisMostly the village has survived destruction. Many of the houses and shops are still standing and are occupied by Jewish settlers. The cemetery is visible and it's in a state of neglect. Late 1999, the cemetery and the grave of 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam were desecrated.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
Partial ethnical cleansing took place already soon after the New Year's Eve massacre and on 24.April 1948, the rest of the inhabitants were ethnically cleansed and bused out by British troops.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
5,844
Jewish
285
Public
3,720
Total
9,849
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
368
0
Area planted w/ olives
418
0
Planted W/ Cereal
4,563
78
Built up
241
0
Cultivable
4,931
78
Non-Cultivable
4,392
207
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
19th century
350
1922
407
1931
747
1945
4,120
1948
4,779
Est. Refugees 1998
29,349
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
144
1948
921
Town's name through history
The village was named after al-Shaykh 'Abdallah al-Sahli and the village cemetery currently contains the grave of al-Shaykh 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam (the grave was desecrated in late 1999).
Schools
Balad al-Shaykh had an elementary school for boys which was founded by the Ottomans in 1887.
Notable people from town
The village was named after al-Shaykh 'Abdallah al-Sahli and the village cemetary currently contains the grave of al-Shaykh 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam (the grave was desecrated in late 1999).
Shrines/maqams
A Maqam for the renowned Sufi al-Shaykh 'Abdallah al-Sahli.
Archeological sites
On the north side of the village is the tomb of Shaykh Abdallah al- Sahli and adjacent to it, it's Khan, which probably dates back to the Mameluk Period.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Nesher township
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Many of the Arab houses and shops are still standing and are occupied by the settlement's inhabitants. The cemetery is visible and is in a state of neglect."
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To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| هيثم زيدان | - | - |
| Abu waseem | Hasonah | - |
| ابو علي | علي | عمان, الاردن |
| Hussein KAYED | Tukan | - |
| Maisan | - | - |
| Mohd Renno | Renno | - |
| Rami El Sahli | - | TYRE SOUR, LEBANON |
| Mostafa al sahli | - | SAIDA, LEBANON |
| Rabih Sahli | - | BEIURT, LEBANON |
| Husam Wazayfi | Al wazayfi | MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM |
| Mahmoud Al-Khatib | - | SAIDA, LEBANON |
| Mohammad Al sahli | Al sahli | SWIDEN, SWIDEN |
| Aziz Al-Noonuh | Al-Noonou | OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM |
| Wesam Alsahli | - | AMMAN, JORDAN |
| Abu Seif el Wazaifi Hakim | El-wazaifi | ONTARIO, CANADA, CANADA |
| Zohair Al Sahli | Balad al-shaykh | UPPSALA, SWEDEN |
| Naser EL Khatib | El Khatib | ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| SAEED AL-SAHLI | AL-SAHLI | FLORIDA, USA |
| Ahmed | Al sahle | ABU DHABI, 00971 |
| Jamal Kayed | - | CANADA |
| Hasan AlSahli | - | - |
| Safoh Abdul Hameed Al-Sahly | Abdul Hammed | DAMASCUS |
| Nedal Amin Suleiman Haj-Ibrahim | Haj-Ibrahim Jaradat | CA, USA |
| Maged (Mohamed) | Abdul Hameed | WARSAW, POLAND |
| Obaida Al-sahli | Sleiman | DAMASCUS, SYRIA |
| Nader | Ismael | DAMASCUS, SYRIA |
| Feras Sahli | Sahli | - |
| Obeida | Sleiman | DAMASCUS, SYRIA |
| Moutasim | No | ANDAHRAPARADSH, INDIA |
| Nizar Alsahli | Balad alshekh | SYRIA |
| Naser Alsahli | Dar said balad elsheykh | DENMARK |
| Abed Al-sahli | Balad alsheikh | PENNSYLVANIA, USA |
| ابراهيم ياسين | ياسين | غزه, فلسطين |
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