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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. | ||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| 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 |
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