Al-Qubayba, Ramle
Al-Qubayba (Arabic: القبيبة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 27, 1948, by the Givati Brigade as part of the Second stage of Operation Barak. It was located 10.5 km southeast of Ramla near the Rubin River (or Wadi al-Sarar) which provided the village with water and irrigation for agriculture. Al-Qubayba was mostly destroyed with the exception of a few houses, and Kfar Gevirol was built in its place, now a suburb in the west of Rehovot.
Al-Qubayba
القبيبة | |
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Relic of a house built in Al-Qubayba before 1948 | |
| Etymology: The little dome | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Qubayba, Ramle (click the buttons) | |
Al-Qubayba Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°53′41″N 34°46′17″E | |
| Palestine grid | 128/144 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | May 27–28, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,737 dunams (10.737 km2 or 4.146 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,720 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Ge'alya; Kfar Gevirol; Kefar Hanaggid is near settlement land, but located on land belonging to Yibna |
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