Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 15, 1948
Distance from district center	20 (km) Southwest of Tulkarm
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #14 on the map
Israeli military operation	Coastal Clearing
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	Khirbat al-Zababida was mostly destroyed with the exception of four deserted houses.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Zababida, Khirbat inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Village clans or hamolas	The Bedouin tribe of al-Nusayrat were the ones who first founded and lived in the village.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 4,626 Jewish 4,884 Public 1,369 Total 10,879
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 344 1,095 Irrigated & Plantation 215 26 Planted W/ Cereal 3,885 3,564 Cultivable 4,444 4,685 Non-Cultivable 1,551 199
Population before occupation	Year Population Est. Refugees 1998 580
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village bordered Wadi al-Faliq Basin from the North.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Ga'ash and Yaqurn
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
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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 deserted and overgrown with wild vegetation and trees. All but four of the houses have been destroyed. These four houses still have intact roofs. Three of them were made of cement bricks, and one of hard igneous stone. Iron girders from five destroyed houses protrude from piles of stones