Al-Nuqayb
Al-Nuqayb was a Palestinian Arab village in the Tiberias Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 15, 1948. It was located 10 km east across the lake from Tiberias. bordering the Wadi al-Muzaffar and Wadi Samakh. al-Nuqayb was named after the Bedouin tribe of 'Arab al-Nuqayb.
Al-Nuqayb | |
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Village | |
Villagers of Al-Nuqayb, 1939 | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Nuqayb (click the buttons) | |
Al-Nuqayb Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′57″N 35°38′25″E | |
| Palestine grid | 210/245 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Tiberias |
| Date of depopulation | May 14, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 976 dunams (97.6 ha or 241 acres) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 310 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Ein Gev |
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