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Welcome To al-Zeeb District of Acre الزيب - א-זיב Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Israeli occupation date | May 14, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
Distance from district center | 13.5 (km) North of Acre | ||||||||||||||||
Elevation from the sea | 25 (meters) | ||||||||||||||||
Map location | See location number #9 on the map | ||||||||||||||||
Israeli military operation | Operation Ben Ami | ||||||||||||||||
Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||||||
Village remains after destruction by Israelis | In December 1948, al-Zeeb was mostly destroyed with the exception of the village mosque and one house only. | ||||||||||||||||
Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | al-Zeeb inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||||||
Land ownership before occupation |
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Land usage in 1945 |
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Population before occupation |
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Number of houses |
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Town's name through history | Canaanite referred to al-Zeeb by Akzib (trickster), the Romans called it Ecdippa, and the Crusaders identified it either by Casal Lambertie or Imbert. | ||||||||||||||||
Schools | al-Zeeb had an elementary school which was founded by the Ottomans in 1882. | ||||||||||||||||
Notable people from town | The famous 18th century Muslim scholar and judge Abu 'Ali al-Zeebi was born in the village. | ||||||||||||||||
Religious institutions | The village has one mosque, which remained intact to this date. It was renovated and now is being used as Tourist attraction! | ||||||||||||||||
Archeological sites | al-Zeeb contains foundations of buildings, floors, a cistern, and rock-carved tools. In addition, it has six nearby khirbas within its boundaries. | ||||||||||||||||
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Kibbutz Gesher ha-Ziv, Sa'ar, and Leman. | ||||||||||||||||
Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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More Information |
According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"All that remains of the village is the mosque, which has been restored for tourism, and the house of the mukhtar (the village head) Husayn , Ataya, which is now a museum. The house is relatively large and made of masonry. The stone mosque has a dome and a large decorative arch on the front facade."
Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
Hussein Abo khaled | Abo khaled | Östgötaporten, السويد |
Moussa Saadeddine | - | Germany (Deutschland), 2151 |
ahed | - | hems, syia |
Aygul EL Taha | - | - |
Majdi EL Taha | - | - |
د.صلاح سليم | - | دمشق, سوريا |
ابراهيم سعد الدين | - | paris, france |
عامر سعد الدين أبو صالح | سعد الدين | - |
khalil saadeddin | saadeddin | NRW, germany |
MAJDI | acre | - |
Ola Mohamed Ataya | Ataya | Al_ain, U.A.E |
khaledvet | - | AL-AIN, U.,A.E |
مازن الشيخ طه | - | - |
toufi elassad | elassaad | aabudabia, zeeb |
يوسف | - | - |
Nazih | Ataya | UAE, UAE |
جود الشخ طه | الشيخ طه | صيدا, لبنان |
Nadeem Shakh Taha | - | Riyadh, KSA |
رضوان داوود | داوود / السعدي | اوسلو , اوسلو/ النرويج |
د. رمزي عوض | awad | - |
maha | alsaadi | - |
khaled | - | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Amin El-hajj | El-Hajj | Dubai, UAE |
السعدي | الشيخ طه ا الاحمد السعدي | germany, germany |
sawsan Aoudi | - | - |
hamed mhamoud ataya | عطايا | doha, qatar |
samer ataya | ataya | sharjah , uae |
blackeagle | - | - |
Hussein Al-Saadi | - | - |
MAJED EL-SAADI | - | MA, USA |
Sara Al-saadi | Al-saadi | jeddah |
محمد الغزي | - | - |
basem elsaid | - | mn, usa |
khaledvet | - | Hama, Syria |
Hussain Ali | Ismail | Lebanon |
Nazih Al-Saadi | Al-Saadi | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
asma_alsaadi | El Youssef \ ALsaadi | damascus, syria |
Bachir saadeddine | - | - |
Ezzdeen Taha | - | - |
Saber Taha | - | - |
abu 5aled | taha and al shek taha | uae, uae |
Mohammad Shaik Taha | - | Bchamoun, Lebanon |
yahya | al-shikh taha | nrw, germany |
khaled kablawi | kablawi | danmark, danmark |
Rami Moussa El Youssef | El Youssef | Asuncion, Paraguay |
salam diab | - | قضاء عكا, طمرة |
Hisham Mohamad Taha | - | Barcelona, Barcelona |
AHMAD SAADIDDEEN | - | LEBANON, LEBANON |
mohanna el sheikh taha | elsheikh taha | saida, labanon |
alaa abu kahled | abu khaled | Hama, syria |
housen abo kahled | abo khaled | - |
WISSAM EL-BEQAI | - | - |
al houssien | - | london, britesh |
الشافعي | - | دنون |
saadi | - | greece, greece |
Abu Khaled | Abu khaled | UAE, UAE |
Fouad Ondos | Ondos | Italy, Italy |
ZIAD HASSAN SABHA | - | U.A.E, U.A.E |
Issa Awad | Awad | UK |
Nizar Ahmed Saadeldine | Saadeldine | Montreal, Canada |
Sabha | - | Saudi Arabia, saudi Arabia |
Ahmad Abdulhamid | Abdulhamid | USA |
Ahmad Awdeh | al Hamoleh | Palestine |
Noureddin Al-haj | Al-Haj / Sabha | TX, usa |
mohammad ismail | ismail | kuwait, kuwait |
abo al ali alfalana | - | - |
Shadi Ataya | - | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Iman Ataya | Ataya | ON, Canada |
Mahmoud Mohamed Said | El-Hussain / al Hamoleh | Sweden |
Sarah Taha | Taha | Ontario, Canada |
adel kablawi | kablawi | usa, usa |
Abdul Raouf Saadeddin | Alsaadi | UK |
MubarakAlsaadi | - | andhrapradesh, India |
fahed mahmoud fahed taha | el-sheikh taha | Quebec, canada |
sadeem | jawhar | doha, qatar |
Abu Abed el Denmarky | Sabha | Denmark |
samer abdu | - | london, uk |
Jareeh_Q | Al-Haj/ Sabha | dxb, U.A.E. |
yehya | - | denmark, denmark |
Ali Naif Shaker Taha | Taha | United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates |
Nessrin Sabha | - | Sharjah, UAE |
Sahar Mahmoud | Sabha | Jedda, KSA |
HANI | EL SAADI | LEBANON |
zeeb ezzeebawi | kiblawi | - |
Raed Sabha | Sabha/Al-Haj | USA |
Abdulrahman Al-Youssef | Al-Saadi | Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia |
Mohamad AlFares | Alfares | AE, UAE |
Rola Al-Haj | Al-Haj/ Sabha | Dubai, UAE |
Nizar Ahmed Abdalrahman Saadeldine | Saadledine AL-Saadi | Quebec, Saudi Arabia /Canada |
Ahmed Hassan Fares | Alfares | sweden, sweden |
Fatma Cheikh Taha | - | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
fidaa taha | - | beirut, lebanon |
tarek mahmoud fahed al sheke taha | - | canada |
wissam El Cheikh Taha | - | holland |
ahmed mahmoud | SABHA | , QATAR |
heba shahk | shahk taha | abu dhabi, uae |
- | - | |
ezzeebawi | qablawi | riyadh, saudi arabia |
ahmad | alsaadi | damascus, syria |
Hamilcart Ataya | - | Beirut, Hamra, Lebanon |
jusef | alsheiktaha | germany, sieker |
elzeeb1948 | elhassan | shj, uae |
Ali Saleh Mahmmod Khattab | Khattab | Sweden, Sweden |
Ali Khattab | Khattab | - |
shadi ataya | ataya | sour, lebanon |
darwich mustapha awad | abu awad | qc, canada |
Khaled Yusef | Yusef | Damascus, Syria |
Talhat Al Khatib | - | Hama, Syria |
Mahmoud Shakh Taha | Shakh Taha | Hama, Syria |
Mahmoud Shakh Taha | Shakh Taha | Hama, Syria |
Raafat Sabha | El-Hajj/Sabha | Dubai, UAE |
mohamad mahmoud | Sabha | abu dhabi, UAE |