Dayr al-Qassi
Dayr al-Qassi or Deir el-Qasi (Arabic: دير القاسي), was a Palestinian Arab village located 26 km northeast of the city of Acre, which was depopulated during 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
Dayr al-Qassi
دير القاسي Deir al-Qasi Deir el-Kasy | |
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House belonging to Abdullah Abedalmajeed Alsadek in Dayr al-Qassi | |
| Etymology: The convent of Wady el Kasy | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Dayr al-Qassi (click the buttons) | |
Dayr al-Qassi Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°02′07″N 35°19′30″E | |
| Palestine grid | 181/271 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Date of depopulation | 30 October 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34,011 dunams (34.0 km2 or 13.1 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,250 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Mattat, Elkosh, Abirim, Netu'a |
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