Al-Bassa

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Al-Bassa', also known as Bissah (Caananite), Bezeth (Roman), and Ayn al-Bassa (Crusader), is a formerly Palestinian village in the District of Acre.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 See also 5 External links and references

[edit] Geography

Al-Bassa was located in the District of Acre, 19km north of Akko (Acre).

[edit] History

Al-Bassa was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, in Operation Ben-Ami, on May 14, 1948. The remaining residents were expelled May 27, 1949, leaving behind a few houses, a church, and a shrine. Most of those refugees left to South lebanon. They are spread all over the world now. But they will come back.

[edit] Demographics

Population:

• 1596: 572
• 1931: 1,948
• 1945: 2,950

Israeli localities: A military airport, Kfar Rosh Hanikra, Leiman, Shlomi, Matzuva, Betset, Khanita

Public structures: Two mosques, two churches, three schools, several shrines

[edit] See also

• List of villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

[edit] External links and references

• http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/al-Bassa/index.html
• Al-Bassa International Association - an "international forum" for former residents of al-Bassa.