Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa
Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 8, 1948, during the Battle of Mishmar HaEmek. It was located 28 km southeast of Haifa.
Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa
الغبية الفوقا Ghubayya al Fauqa | |
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Village | |
Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa in historical context | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa (click the buttons) | |
Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°36′5″N 35°9′5″E | |
| Palestine grid | 164/223 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Haifa |
| Date of depopulation | April 8–9, 1948 |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,130 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
The village was partly inhabited by Turkmens.
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