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| al-Qabu District of Jerusalem القبو - אל-קבו Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
October 22, 1948
Distance from district center
12 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea
775 (meters)
Map location
See location number #36 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation ha-Har
Israeli attacking brigade
Sixth Battalion of Har'el Brigade
Village defenders
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhoods, Jordanian Army, and some ALA and local Palestinian militia.
Refugees' migration route
al-Qabu's inhabitants were either ethnically cleansed or fled towards Bethlehem and the Hebron hills.
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelisal-Qabu was mostly destroyed (in the second half of 1949) with the exception of the mosque and the cemetery.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelisal-Qabu inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
3,801
Jewish
0
Public
5
Total
3,806
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
436
Area planted w/ olives
30
Planted W/ Cereal
1,233
Built up
12
Cultivable
1,669
Non-Cultivable
2,125
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1922
129
1931
192
1945
260
1948
302
Est. Refugees 1998
1,852
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
31
1948
48
Town's name through history
During the Roman period al-Qabu was referred to by Qobi.
Religious institutions
One Mosque (remain standing)
Shrines/maqams
A shrine of al-Shaykh Ahmad al-'Umari (still standing)
Water supplies
Several springs including 'Ayn Tuz and 'Ayn al-Bayda, plus three wells behind the mosque (still functioning and you are welcome to drink if you wish!).
Archeological sites
al-Qabu contained artifacts including the ruins of a Crusade church, an old water canal, and a couple of khirbas.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Mevo Betar
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The site abounds in the ruins and remains of the houses, and contains olive, almond, and pine trees. The village cemetery is visible on the southeastern edge of the site. Seven graves can be seen; bones are visible in some of the open ones. The village mosque still stands, abandoned and neglected; in the courtyard of the mosque, there is an artificial pool equipped with steps, and behind the mosque there are three wells. The shrine of Shaykh al-'Umari stands next to an old network of irrigation canals. A set of stone stairs leads down to the arched entrance of the ancient spring of 'Ayn al-Qabu. Much of the surrounding land has been covered by a forest planted by Israel
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