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al-Qubayba
District of Hebron
القُبيبة - אל-קביבה
Ethnically cleansed days ago
 
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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date October 28, 1948
Distance from district center 24 (km) Northwest of Hebron
Elevation from the sea 250 (meters)
Map location See location number #15 on the map
Israeli military operation Third stage of Operation Yo'av
Defenders Egyptian Army
Israeli acts of terror Thirty five people, including women and children, were massacred in the al-Dawayima caves few days after village occupation.
Exodus Cause Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis
The village was completely defaced
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis
Some refugees were sheltered in al-Dawayima's caves, and some of them were killed during the al-Dawayima's massacre.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 11,801
Jewish 0
Public 111
Total 11,912
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)
Area planted w/ olives 44
Planted W/ Cereal 8,109
Built up 35
Cultivable 8,109
Non-Cultivable 3,768
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1596 182
1922 646
1931 800
1945 1,060
1948 1,230
Est. Refugees 1998 7,551
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 141
1948 216
Town's name through history The Crusader referred to al-Qubayba by Deirelcobebe.
Schools One elementary school
Religious institutions One Mosque
Nearby wadies & rivers Wadi Ghufr overlooked the village.
Water supplies The village had two wells located to the northwest and the southwest, which used to provide al-Qubayba with its drinking water nneds.
Archeological sites al-Qubayba has an important archeological site known by Tall al-Duwayr (anceint Lachish) which was excavated several times by the British Mandate and Israeli authorities.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Lakhish
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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 marked only by cactuses and a handful of olive trees."

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    Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001
          Last reply posted on MARCH-25-2002

    Sign al-Qubayba's Guest Book - سجل الزوار
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    Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006

    Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج
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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؟

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    411 Directory Service

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    Display Name Clan/Hamolah Country of Residence
    محمد ابوعواد الصبايحه عمان, الاردن
    Yousef - -
    Abo ahmad Abo awwad -
    Ahmad khalil الحاج احمد عمان, الاردن
    Barhoom Ahmad DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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    Emad Esmail Saleh -
    لينا الحاج احمد عمان, الاردن
    Khaldoun Khaled Abu Awwad Abu Awwad IRBED, ALRAMTHA
    AHMAD ABUAWWAD Ali AMMAN
    Khalid Abu Awad Shehadeh RIYADH, KSA
    Ned AbuAwwad - AMMAN, JORDAN
    Fawwaz Abu-awwad KANSAS , USA
    Hani Abu Awwad - -
    Khader Abu-Awwad Ali -
    Ahmad Abu-Awwad Shihadeh HOLLAND
    Emad Esmail Abu Awwad JORDAN, JORDAN

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