Khubbayza
Khubbayza (Arabic: خبْيزة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict, located 29.5 kilometers (18.3 mi) southeast of Haifa. It was situated on hilly terrain, south of Wadi al-Sindiyana, between the Jezreel Valley with the Mediterranean coast. In 1945, it had a population of 290. Khubbayza was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 12, 1948, in the Battle of Mishmar HaEmek.
Khubbayza
خبْيزة Khubbeiza | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: "March Mallow" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Khubbayza (click the buttons) | |
Khubbayza Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′22″N 35°03′56″E | |
| Palestine grid | 156/218 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Haifa |
| Date of depopulation | 12–14 May 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,854 dunams (4.854 km2 or 1.874 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 290 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | None |
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