Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 16, 1948
Distance from district center	13 (km) East of Haifa
Elevation from the sea	100 (meters)
Map location	See location number #3 on the map
Israeli military operation	Mishmar Ha'emek Battle
Israeli attacking brigade	Carmeli Brigade
Defenders	Local militia & Arab Liberation Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Hawsha inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 0 Jewish 894 Public 7 Total 901
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 165 1931 202 1945 400 1948 464 Est. Refugees 1998 2,850
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 53 1948 121
Town's name through history	Hawsha may have been named after al-Nabi Hushan, and for whom the village maintained a Shrine/Maqam for.
Shrines/maqams	Maqam for a Nabi Hushan
Archeological sites	Hawsha contained a number of ancient ruins which consisted of the foundations of buildings, a maqam (shrine) for a Nabi Hushan, a well, rock-cut tombs, and a mosaic floor.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Usha, Arab township of Shefa 'Amr, and Ramat Yochanan.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The village has been destroyed, and the fenced-in area has been declared an archaeological site. Not one house from the village has been left intact, although parts of the walls of about twenty houses are still standing, and the outlines of windows and doorways in the masonry are visible. A maqam (shrine) also lies close by."