Hawsha
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Hawsha (Arabic: هوشة, Hǔsheh, also Husha) was a Palestinian village located 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) east of Haifa, about 100 meters (330 ft) above sea level.
Hawsha
هوشة Husha, Khirbat Husha, Khǔrbet Hǔsheh | |
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Etymology: Joshua[1] or Kh. Husheh; "The ruin of Husheh",[2] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°47′36″N 35°08′41″E | |
Palestine grid | 163/244 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Haifa |
Date of depopulation | mid-April, 1948[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 901 dunams (90.1 ha or 223 acres) |
Population (1945)[6] | |
• Total | 400 |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
During the late Roman period, Hawsha was the site of the ancient Jewish town of Usha, which was the seat of the Sanhedrin.[4][7][8][9] Ruins on the site include ancient mosaics and tombs. The village had a Maqam (shrine) for Nabi Hushan.[4]
In 1945, it had a population of 580 inhabitants, 400 of whom were Arab Muslims and 180 of whom were Jewish. The built-up area of the village was 50 dunums, and 717 dunums were used for agriculture. All but 7 dunums of public land were owned by Jews by this time.[4]
Hawsha was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 16, 1948, as part of the Battle of Ramat Yohanan.