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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 12, 1948
Distance from district center	5.5 km Northeast of Baysan
Elevation from the sea	-225 (meters)
Map location	See location number #14 on the map
Israeli military operation	Opeartion Gideon
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was completely defaced
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Zab'a inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 156 Jewish 3,424 Public 388 Total 3,968
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Planted W/ Cereal 156 3,364 Built up 0 60 Cultivable 156 3,364 Non-Cultivable 388 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 147 1945 170 1948 197 Est. Refugees 1998 551
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 37 1948 49
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village is situated on Wadi Yubla or Wadi al-'Ashsha (the same wadi has two names).
Archeological sites	Zab'a contains Tall Isma'il which was used by a local Bedouins tribe as a cemetery.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Beyt Yosef & Doshe
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates 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 site is covered with grass, lotus trees, and stones. Israelis have established several agricultural projects and fisheries on the village land."

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Clan/Hamolah

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