Statistic/Fact |
Value |
Israeli occupation date |
October 28, 1948 |
Distance from district center |
24 (km) Northwest of Hebron |
Elevation from the sea |
250 (meters) |
Map location |
See location number #15 on the map |
Israeli military operation |
Third stage of Operation Yo'av |
Defenders |
Egyptian Army |
Israeli acts of terror |
Thirty five people, including women and children, were massacred in the al-Dawayima caves few days after village occupation. |
Exodus Cause |
Military assault by Jewish troops |
Village remains after destruction by Israelis |
The village was completely defaced |
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis |
Some refugees were sheltered in al-Dawayima's caves, and some of them were killed during the al-Dawayima's massacre. |
Land ownership before occupation |
Ethnic Group |
Land Ownership (Dunums) |
Arab |
11,801 |
Jewish |
0 |
Public |
111 |
Total |
11,912 |
|
Land usage in 1945 |
Land Usage Type |
Arab (Dunum) |
Area planted w/ olives |
44 |
Planted W/ Cereal |
8,109 |
Built up |
35 |
Cultivable |
8,109 |
Non-Cultivable |
3,768 |
|
Population before occupation |
Year |
Population |
1596 |
182 |
1922 |
646 |
1931 |
800 |
1945 |
1,060 |
1948 |
1,230 |
Est. Refugees 1998 |
7,551 |
|
Number of houses |
Year |
Number of houses |
1931 |
141 |
1948 |
216 |
|
Town's name through history |
The Crusader referred to al-Qubayba by Deirelcobebe. |
Schools |
One elementary school |
Religious institutions |
One Mosque |
Nearby wadies & rivers |
Wadi Ghufr overlooked the village. |
Water supplies |
The village had two wells located to the northwest and the southwest, which used to provide al-Qubayba with its drinking water nneds. |
Archeological sites |
al-Qubayba has an important archeological site known by Tall al-Duwayr (anceint Lachish) which was excavated several times by the British Mandate and Israeli authorities. |
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands |
Lakhish |
Related Maps |
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