Al-Nabi Rubin, Acre
| al-Nabi Rubin | |
|---|---|
  al-Nabi Rubin | |
| Arabic | النبي روبين |
| Name meaning | The prophet Rubin[1] |
| Also spelled | an-Nabi Rubin, Neby Rubin |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Coordinates | 33°04′48.72″N 35°17′28.72″E / 33.0802000°N 35.2913111°ECoordinates: 33°04′48.72″N 35°17′28.72″E / 33.0802000°N 35.2913111°E |
| Palestine grid | 177/276 |
| Population | 1,400 (1945) |
| Area |
18,563 dunams 18.6 km² |
| Date of depopulation | early November 1948[2] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
| Current localities | Shomera, Even Menachem, Zar'it, Shtula |
Al-Nabi Rubin (Arabic: النبي روبين) was a Palestinian village located 28 kilometers northeast of Acre. Al-Nabi Rubin students used to attend school in the nearby village of Tarbikha.
History
In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Al-Nabi Rubin: This is a small village round the tomb of the Neby, containing about ninety Moslems, it is situated on a prominent top, and surrounded by many olives, a few figs and arable land; there are two cisterns and a birket near.[3]
In 1945 the population Tarbikha, Suruh and Al-Nabi Rubin together was 1000 according to an official land and population survey,[4] all were Muslims,[5] and they had a total of 18,563 dunams of land.[4] 619 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 3,204 used for cereals,[6] while 112 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[7]
1948, and afterwards
The village was captured by Israel as a result of the Haganah's offensive, Operation Hiram during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and was mostly destroyed with the exception of its shrine. Al-Nabi Rubin inhabitants were expelled to Lebanon in two waves, the aged and infirm were the last to depart when the IDF trucked them to the Lebanese border.[8]
A shrine thought to be dedicated to the prophet Rubin is the only original structure that remains on former village's lands.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 53
- ↑ Morris, 2004, p.xvii, village #68. Also gives cause of depopulation.
- ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 149.
- 1 2 Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 41
- ↑ Village Statistics The Palestine Government, April 1945, p. 3
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 81
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 131
- ↑ Morris, Benny, (second edition 2004 third printing 2006) The Birth Of The Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-00967-7 pp 506-507
- ↑ Khalidi, 1992, p. 27
Bibliography
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, H. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Hadawi, Sami (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
- Palmer, E. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
- Welcome To al-Nabi Rubin
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 3: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Al-Nabi Rubin at Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center
