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Zab'a
District of Baysan
زبعة - זבעה
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

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

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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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Village Site General View In 1987

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Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Sign Zab'a's Guest Book - سجل الزوار	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج	0
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Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return? هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟	0

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