Haspin
Israeli settlement in the occupied Golan Heights
Haspin (Hebrew: חַסְפִּין), widely known as Hispin, is a religious Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement in the southern Golan Heights. The international community considers the settlement illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
History
The modern Haspin was established in 1978 at the site of the abandoned village Khisfin (Arabic: خسفين). During G. Schumacher's visit to the village in 1883, it was inhabited by about 270 people, living in some 60 huts. Three-fourths of the village already lay waste or deserted.
Haspin now falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council. In 2024 the village had a population of 1,956.
Yeshivat HaGolan, a Hesder Yeshiva is located in the town.
In antiquity, Haspin (Khisfin) is first mentioned in sources describing the military exploits of Judas Maccabeus (I Maccabbees 5:26), under the name Chaspho. The town features prominently in the early rabbinic writings of the 3rd century CE (corresponding with the late Roman-early Byzantine period), under the name Hisfiyya.
“Haspin” enters the record as israeli settlement in the occupied Golan Heights. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Haspin, Israeli and settlement can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2910942. VIAF identifies the subject as 146992081. Authority coordinates are 32.845, 35.793. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1978, 1883 and 2024.
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