Al-Kabri
Al-Kabri (Arabic: الكابري) was a Palestinian Arab town in the Galilee located 12.5 kilometers (7.8 mi) northeast of Acre. It was captured by the Haganah 21 May 1948, a week after the State of Israel was declared. In 1945, it had a population of 1,530 and a total area cultivated of 20,617 dunams. It is near the site of Tel Kabri.
al-Kabri
الكابري Kabira Le Quiebre (Crusader name) | |
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the cemetery of Al-Kabri | |
| Etymology: The Bridge (in Turkish) | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Kabri (click the buttons) | |
al-Kabri Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°00′56″N 35°09′03″E | |
| Palestine grid | 164/269 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Date of depopulation | 5, 21 May 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28,729 dunams (28.7 km2 or 11.1 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,530 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Secondary cause | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Kabri, Ga'aton, Me'ona, Ein Ya'akov, Ma'alot, Kefar Vradim |
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