Khirbat Sa'sa' خربة سعْسع | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: Kh. Sảsả, the ruin of Sảsả[1] | |
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  Khirbat Sa'sa' Location withinMandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates:32°46′27″N35°07′49″E / 32.77417°N 35.13028°E /32.77417; 35.13028 | |
| Palestine grid | 162/242 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Haifa |
| Date of depopulation | April 28, 1948 |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 130[2] |
Khirbat Sa'sa' was aPalestinianArab village in theHaifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 28, 1948. It was located 15 km east ofHaifa.
The Romans referred to the village as Kefar Sasai.[3]
In 1881, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine found atKh. Sasa: "caves and foundations".[4]
In the1931 census of Palestine, conducted by theBritish Mandate authorities, it was counted as a part ofShefa-'Amr suburbs, together with 9 other villages, and together they had a total of 1197 inhabitants, all Muslim, in 234 houses.[5]
In the1945 statistics Sasa was again counted amongShefa-'Amr suburbs, and it was noted with a population of 130 Muslims.[6][7][8][9]
In 1992 the village site was described: "Cactuses and fig trees can be found scattered about the site. There are a number of partially collapsed stone walls, one with a large arched opening. The surrounding lands are used as a grazing area."[10] Village ruins include building foundations, tombs, and cisterns.[3]
