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al-Qubayba
District of al-Ramla
القبيبة - אל-קביבה
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value

Israeli occupation date May 27, 1948

Distance from district center 10.5 (km) Southeast of al-Ramla

Elevation from the sea 25 (meters)

Map location See location number #24 on the map

Israeli military operation Second stage of operation Barak

Israeli attacking brigade Giva'ti brigade

Exodus Cause Expulsion by Jewish troops

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis During the 1st half of June 1948, al-Qubayba was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses. Currently, those houses are occupied by Israeli Jewish settlers.

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis On the 29th of August 1948, al-Qubayba was completely ethnically cleansed.

Land ownership
before occupation

Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)

Arab 8,889

Jewish 1,397

Public 451

Total 10,737

Land usage in 1945

Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)

Area planted w/ citrus 4,639 1,192

Irrigated & Plantation 1,143 15

Planted W/ Cereal 2,972 167

Built up 43 0

Cultivable 8,754 1,374

Non-Cultivable 543 23

Population
before occupation

Year Population

1931 799

1945 1,720

1948 1,995

Est. Refugees 1998 12,253

Number of houses

Year Number of houses

1931 160

1948 399

Schools An elementary school for boys which was founded in 1929, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 344 students. The school is still standing, but it's in a bad shape and in need of serious renovation guys!

Religious institutions One mosque

Nearby wadies & rivers Rubin River (or Wadi al-Sarar) borders village lands.

Water supplies Fresh water was drawn from artesian wells and Rubin River waters was used for irrigation.

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Kefar Gevirol and Ge'alya

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Arabic PalGates

Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The walls and rubble of collapsed houses intermingle with the buildings of the Israeli settlements that have been established on the site. A former pool is used as a garbage dump. Some houses remain. One house, occupied by Jewish residents, is of modest size and is made of masonry; the beams that support its flat roof protrude slightly from the masonry of the exterior walls. Another village house is now used as a restaurant. Part of the school, a long building with a rectangular door and windows, still stands."

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إحدى بيوت القرية المغتصبة التي حُولت لمطعم إسرائيلي

The Official Map of The Agriculture & Built Up Areas In & Around Yibna & al-Qubayba Before Destruction As Of 1941. Very Rare Map!

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Topic	Replies Count
Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Last reply posted on JUNE-4-2004 Sign al-Qubayba's Guest Book - سجل الزوار	3
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات	0
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى	0
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؟	0

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