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| Welcome To Hawsha District of Haifa هوشة - הושה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| 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 cleansed by Israelis | Hawsha inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||
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| 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 Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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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."
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