Al-Khisas, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Al-Khisas (also: Khisas, Khissas) (Arabic: ) was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Safad in Mandate Palestine. Al-Khisas was located 31 kilometers (19 mi) north northeast of Safad upon a natural terrace about 100 meters (328 ft) wide. The terrace was formed thousands of years earlier after ancient Lake al-Hula receded. To the west of the village was a valley, known as Wadi al-Hasibani through which ran the Hasbani River. Evidence of the long history of habitation in the village includes the nearby shrine of a local sage known as al-Shaykh 'Ali and the presence of rock-hewn tombs. The Arab geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi described al-Khisas as falling within the administrative jurisdiction of Banias in Syria. Under the rule of the Ottoman Empire in Palestine, al-Khisas was administered as part of a sanjak in the vilayet of Damascus, and was later redesignated a part the vilayet of Sidon (renamed the vilayet of Beirut).