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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	November 1, 1948
Distance from district center	28 (km) Northeast of Acre
Elevation from the sea	550 (meters)
Map location	See location number #5 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Hiram
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Nabi Rubin was mostly destroyed with the exception of its shrine.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Nabi Rubin inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 12,548 Jewish 0 Public 6,015 Total 18,563
Town's name through history	The village may have been named after Hebrew prophet Rubin. The name suggests that the town may have been occupied by the Israelites at one point in time. A village with the same name was as well destroyed by the "Jewish State" southwest of al-Ramla City, lookup al-Nabi Rubin in al-Ramla district for details.
Schools	al-Nabi Rubin students used to attend school in nearby village of Tarbikha.
Shrines/maqams	The village contains a shrine for the al-Nabi Rubin which remains standing to this date.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Shomera, Even Menachem, Kefar Rosenwald, and Shetula.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The shrine of al-Nabi Rubin is all that remains of the village."

 

 
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