Deir al-Dubban
Deir al-Dubban (Arabic: دير الدبان, from Dayr ad-Dhubban, literally, the "Monastery of the Flies") was a small Palestinian village 26 kilometers (16 mi) northwest of Hebron, near the modern village of Luzit, between Jerusalem, and Ashkelon. The village was depopulated in the 1948 Palestine War.
Deir al-Dubban
دير الدبان Dayr ad-Dhubban | |
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| Etymology: "Monastery of the Flies" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Deir al-Dubban (click the buttons) | |
Deir al-Dubban Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′23″N 34°53′33″E | |
| Palestine grid | 139/120 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Hebron |
| Date of depopulation | October 23–24, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,784 dunams (7.784 km2 or 3.005 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 730 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Luzit, Britannia Park |
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