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Balad ash-Sheikh or Balad al-Shaykh ( ) is a former Palestinian town located just north of Mount Carmel , 7 kilometers southeast of Haifa . The town is named after Sheikh Abdullah as-Sahli, a renowned Sufi and the town contains a maqam dedicated to him. Izz ad-Din al-Qassam 's grave is located in Balad ash-Sheikh - which was vandalized in 1999. Most of the fleeing or exiled residents of Balad ash-Sheikh are internally displaced Palestinians and presently reside in various Arab neighborhoods in Haifa or to Acre .1 Currently the town's land is located within the jurisdiction of the Israeli city, Nesher .
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former Arab villages in Palestine Balad al-Sheikh (traditional transliteration ) or Balad ash-Shaykh (most recent form of transliteration; ) was a Palestinian Arab village located just north of Mount Carmel , 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) southeast of Haifa . Currently the town's land is located within the jurisdiction of the Israeli city, Nesher .
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Village in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine Balad al-Sheikh (traditional transliteration ) or Balad ash-Shaykh (most recent form of transliteration; ) was a Palestinian Arab village located just north of Mount Carmel , 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) southeast of Haifa . Currently the town's land is located within the jurisdiction of the Israeli city, Nesher .
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Village in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine Balad al-Sheikh (traditional transliteration ) or Balad ash-Shaykh (most recent form of transliteration; Arabic : بلد الشيخ ) was a Palestinian Arab village located just north of Mount Carmel , 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) southeast of Haifa . Currently the town's land is located within the jurisdiction of the Israeli city, Nesher .
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former palestinian town located just north of mount carmel
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palestinian arab village located just north of mount carmel
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1948 Arab–Israeli War2,415 characters
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