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.

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[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.

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Population:

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

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

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