Al-Nabi Rubin, Acre
Al-Nabi Rubin (Arabic: النبي روبين, literally "Prophet Rubin" or "Prophet Reuben"), was a Palestinian village located 28 kilometers northeast of Acre. Al-Nabi Rubin students used to attend school in the nearby village of Tarbikha.
al-Nabi Rubin
النبي روبين an-Nabi Rubin, Neby Rubin | |
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| Etymology: The prophet Rubin | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Nabi Rubin, Acre (click the buttons) | |
al-Nabi Rubin Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°04′49″N 35°17′29″E | |
| Palestine grid | 177/276 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Date of depopulation | early November 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,563 dunams (18.6 km2 or 7.2 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,000 with Tarbikha and Suruh |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Shomera, Even Menachem, Zar'it, Shtula |
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