Khiyam al-Walid
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Khiyam al-Walid was located on the eastern edge of the Hula Valley
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| Arabic | خيام الوليد |
| Name meaning | "the tents of al-Walid" |
| Subdistrict | Safad |
| Coordinates | 33°08′39.65″N 35°39′14.50″E / 33.1443472°N 35.6540278°ECoordinates: 33°08′39.65″N 35°39′14.50″E / 33.1443472°N 35.6540278°E |
| Palestine grid | 211/282 |
| Population | 280 (1945) |
| Area | 4,215 dunams 4.2 km² |
| Date of depopulation | May 1, 1948 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Current localities | Lehavot HaBashan |
Khiyam al-Walid (Arabic: خيام الوليد) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict located 25.5 kilometers (15.8 mi) northeast of Safad along the Syrian border. It was on situated on a hill 150 meters (490 ft) above sea level on the eastern edge of the Hula Valley. In 1945, there were 280 predominantly Muslim inhabitants. It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War.
The name of the village in Arabic is translated as "the tents of al-Walid", believed to be a reference to the tents of Khaled ibn al-Walid's army which conquered the Levant from the Byzantine Empire in the 7th century. According to local tradition, within the village was tomb for a Muslim sage, Shaykh ibn al-Walid. The tomb was enclosed by a shrine that formed part of Khiyam al-Walid's mosque.
In the 1931 census of Palestine the population of Madahil was 181, all Muslims, in a total of 42 houses.
In modern times, Khiyam al Walid was classified as a hamlet by the Palestine Index Gazeteer. During the British Mandate period, it had rectangular layout with its houses lined up along the road leading to the nearby village of az-Zawiya. Khiyam al-Walid expanded to the east where spring water—which was preferred over the malaria-infested marshes of Lake Hula—was available. In a 1945 survey, the village was made up of a total 4,215 dunams. Despite its entire population being Arab, 92% of its land was Jewish-owned.
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