In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “formerly palestinian village in the district of acre”. Today it says “palestinian arab village in the mandatory palestine 's acre subdistrict”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “formerly palestinian village in the district of acre”. Today it says “palestinian arab village in the mandatory palestine 's acre subdistrict”.
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Place in Acre, Mandatory Palestine al-Bassa' ( ) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Mandatory Palestine 's Acre Subdistrict . It was situated close to the Lebanese border , 19 kilometers (12 mi) north of the district capital, Acre , and 65 meters (213 ft) above sea level. The village was stormed by Haganah troops in May 1948 and almost completely razed. Its residents were either internally displaced or expelled to neighboring countries. Today, the ruins of the village are in the northern quarters of the moshav of Shlomi . Also gives cause(s) of depopulation. Morris, 2004, p. xxii , settlement #184, in 1949.
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The opening as it stood in 2005
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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former Arab villages in Palestine al-Bassa' ( , also known as Betzet in ) was a Palestinian Arab village in British Mandate of Palestine 's District of Acre .It was situated close to Lebanon's border , to mi north of the district capital, Akko (Acre), and to ft above sea level.
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Former Arab villages in Palestine al-Bassa' ( ), also known as Betzet in , was a Palestinian Arab village in the Mandatory Palestine 's Acre Subdistrict .It was situated close to the Lebanese border , 19 kilometers (12 mi) north of the district capital, Acre , and 65 meters (213 ft) above sea level.
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Village in Acre, Mandatory Palestine al-Bassa' ( ), also known as Betzet in , was a Palestinian Arab village in the Mandatory Palestine 's Acre Subdistrict . It was situated close to the Lebanese border , 19 kilometers (12 mi) north of the district capital, Acre , and 65 meters (213 ft) above sea level. The village was stormed by Haganah troops in May 1948 and almost completely razed.Its residents were either internally displaced or expelled to neighboring countries.Also gives cause(s) of depopulation.Morris, 2004, p. xxii , settlement #184, in 1949.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Place in Acre, Mandatory Palestine al-Bassa ( Arabic : البصة ) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Mandatory Palestine 's Acre Subdistrict . It was situated close to the Lebanese border , 19 kilometers (12 mi) north of the district capital, Acre , and 65 meters (213 ft) above sea level. During the 1948 Palestine War the village was stormed by Haganah troops in May 1948 and almost completely razed.Its residents were either internally displaced or expelled to neighboring countries as part of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion . Today, the ruins of the village are in the northern quarters of the moshav of Shlomi . Also gives cause(s) of depopulation. Morris, 2004, p. xxii , settlement #184, in 1949.
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formerly palestinian village in the district of acre
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palestinian arab village in the mandatory palestine 's acre subdistrict
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