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District of Haifa
بلد الشيخ - בלד א-שיח'
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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 Israelis		 Mostly 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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Town Today

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."

Display Name Clan/Hamolah Country of Residence
mask75 المصري حيفا بلد الشيخ
سامر ابوديب - حيفا بلد الشيخ
رغد جمال علي سويطات - فلسطين, فلسطين
sas623 - UAE, UAE
علي سويطات سويطات عمان, الاردن
محمد محمود علي سويطات - عمان, الاردن
جمال فضل -
احمد كلاس كلاس الرياض, السعوديه
jawad al sahli السهلي دمشق
اسماء محمود علي سويطات - amman, jordan
Thaer - -
khaled elzaben ELZABEN -
khaled Al Sahli - -
هيثم زيدان - -
abu waseem hasonah -
ابو علي علي عمان, الاردن
Hussein KAYED Tukan -
maisan - -
Mohd Renno Renno -
RAMI EL SAHLI - LUANDA_MAINGA, AFRICA _ANGOLA AND 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 - -
Ayman Kallas - British Columbia, Canada
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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