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 Israelis	al-Qabu was mostly destroyed (in the second half of 1949) with the exception of the mosque and the cemetery.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-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
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 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

• Video Nakba Oral History Podcast: Interview with Khalil Awad