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Qumbaza, Khirbat
District of Haifa
خربة قمبازة - ח'ירבת קומבאזה
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

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Israeli occupation date May 15, 1948

Distance from district center 21.5 (km) South of Haifa

Elevation from the sea 200 (meters)

Map location See location number #22 on the map

Israeli military operation Coastal Clearing

Israeli attacking brigade Golani Brigade

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis The village has been completely obliterated

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis Qumbaza, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Number of houses (1931): 442 (includes ljzim, Khirbat al-Manara, al-Mazar, Shaykh al-Burayk, al-Washahiyya)

Town's name through history Canaanites referred to the village by Kartah.

Shrines/maqams A maqam for al-Shaykh Quttayna

Nearby wadies & rivers Khirbat Qumbaza was situated 3 km away from Wadi al-Mileh

Archeological sites Khirbat Quttayna has been identified by some scholars as the Canaanite Kartah

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Some of village lands are being used by the Israeli army as military training ground and the rest are occupied by the settlement of Kerem Maharal.

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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The entire area is reserved for military training."

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Topic	Replies Count
Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Sign Qumbaza, Khirbat's Guest Book - سجل الزوار	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات	0
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى	0
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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