El Khalisa

Al-Khalisa was a Palestinian Arab village situated on a low hill on the northwestern edge of the of over 1,800 located 28 kilometers north of Safad. It was depopulated in the 1948 Palestine war.
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Photo: AnasNashashibi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as: “Al Kalisa”, “Al-Khalisa”, and “Khalisa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yeshivat Hesder Kiryat Shemona and Kiryat Shmona Airport.

University building
Photo: Avichai, CC BY 2.5.
is an university building, which is situated 570 metres northwest of El Khalisa.

Aerodrome
Photo: Chaver83, Public domain.
is a public airport located 2 km east of the northern town of . The airport is operated by Kiryat Shmona Travellers Inc. is situated 3 km northeast of El Khalisa.

Peak
Photo: Melamed katz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3 km west of El Khalisa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galilee Panhandle and Kiryat Shmona.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.5.
The is the northernmost part of , a narrow strip of land running north-south.

Town
Photo: Alesso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the of on the western slopes of the near the border. In 2024, it had a population of 24,437. Located near the Israel–Lebanon border, is Israel's northernmost city.

Village
Photo: Beivushtang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the Naftali Mountains of the , near the Lebanese border and the city of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 314.

El Khalisa

Latitude
33.20012° or 33° 12′ 0″ north
Longitude
35.56642° or 35° 33′ 59″ east
Open location code
8G5Q6H28+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473312
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q4702703
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“El Khalisa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الخالصة”
  • Arabic: “الخالِصة”
  • Dutch: “Al-Khalisa”
  • French: “Al-Khalisah”
  • Hebrew: “אל-ח’אלסה”
  • Hebrew: “אל-ח’אלצה”
  • Hebrew: “חאלסה”
  • Hebrew: “חלסה”
  • Persian: “خالصه”
  • Polish: “Al-Chalisa”
  • Polish: “Al-Khalisa”
  • Urdu: “الخالصہ”

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