Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 15, 1948
Distance from district center	10 (km) East (across the lake) of Tiberias
Elevation from the sea	less than -200 (meters)
Map location	See location number #13 on the map
Defenders	Syrian Army
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Nuqayb was completely defaced
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Nuqayb inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 967 Jewish 9,851 Public 2,192 Total 13,010
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 103 1931 287 1945 320 (420 Jewish) 1948 371 Est. Refugees 1998 2,280
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 60 1948 77
Town's name through history	al-Nuqayb was named after the Bedouin tribe of 'Arab al-Nuqayb.
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village bordered Wadi al-Muzaffar and Wadi Samakh.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Kibbutz of 'En Gev
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates 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 is fenced in and covered with thorny grass and various kinds of trees, such as Christ's-thorn trees. Piles of stones and the remains of walls can be seen. Part of the surrounding land is cultivated by the nearby settlement, and the remainder is used as a grazing area by Israelis

• Nakba Oral History: Interview with Abdul Hameed al-Ruqaybat